What to expect from Telugu cinema in 2024: ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, ‘Pushpa 2’, ‘Devara’, ‘Game Changer’ and more

Telugu cinema isn’t performed with its bold movies vying for the nationwide field workplace. Not but. 2024 will see a handful of massive funds movies headlined by A-list stars. The sequel to director Sukumar and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa and the science fiction movie Kalki 2898 AD directed by Nag Ashwin, led by Prabhas, shall be among the many important releases this yr, together with director Shankar’s Game Changer starring Ram Charan, NTR’s Devara directed by Koratala Shiva and Sujeeth’s OG starring Pawan Kalyan.

Mid-January will witness 4 star-led movies through the Sankranti season, starting with Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram directed by Trivikram Srinivas and director Prasanth Varma’s superhero movie HanuMan on January 12. The Sankranti festive season is taken into account top-of-the-line instances to launch movies owing to the vacation interval through the harvest season when film watching is a part of the cultural ethos. Also throwing their hats in the Sankranti ring are director Sailesh Kolanu’s Saindhav starring Venkatesh and Karthik Gattamaneni’s Eagle starring Ravi Teja on January 13 and Akkineni Nagarjuna’s rural entertainer Naa Saami Ranga directed by Vijay Binni on January 14.

Tillu Square, the sequel to the comedy DJ Tillu, Vishwak Sen’s Gangs of Godavari and Varun Tej’s Operation Valentine will arrive in February. Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal Thakur’s Family Star, directed by Parasuram, had initially deliberate as a Sankranti launch and is but to announce its new launch date.

A number of excessive profile movies which can be both underway or to be formally launched embody Prashanth Neel’s movie starring NTR, Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit with Prabhas, SS Rajamouli’s movie with Mahesh Babu and director Trivikram Srinivas’ movie with Allu Arjun. Chiranjeevi’s 156th movie directed by Vasshista, mentioned to be a fantasy entertainer, and Nandamuri Balakrishna’s 109th movie, which shall be directed by Bobby, are additionally in the fray.

G2, the sequel to the motion thriller Goodachari starring Adivi Sesh and Banita Sandhu, directed by Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi. Shaneil Deo, who was the cinematographer for Kshanam and Goodachari, will make his debut with the motion drama Dacoit produced by Surpriya Yarlagadda, starring Adivi Sesh and Shruti Haasan.

Besideds these massive entertainers, there are sure to be a number of small surprises from new and rising administrators tapping into native narratives.

Here are a few of the massive movies releasing this yr:

Guntur Kaaram

Mahesh Babu in ‘Guntur Kaaram’ directed by Trivikram Srinivas
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One of the outstanding releases for the Sankranti festive season, Guntur Kaaram, brings again the mix of writer-director Trivikram Srinivas and Mahesh Babu, lengthy after Khaleja (2010). The mass motion entertainer releasing on January 12 stars Sreeleela and Meenakshi Chaudhary as the feminine leads and additionally stars Ramya Krishna and Jagapathi Babu, with music by S Thaman. Mahesh has tasted huge success with Sankranti releases in the sooner years with movies equivalent to Businessman, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu and Sarileru Neekevvaru.

Kalki 2898 AD

All eyes are on this dystopian science fiction movie written and directed by Nag Ashwin, starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani, with music by Santosh Narayanan. This shall be Nag Ashwin’s third movie to be produced by Vyjayanthi Films following Yevade Subramanyam and the Savithri biopic Mahanti and has generated anticipation for its title that pulls from the 10 avatars of Vishnu, and the movie’s glimpse indicated use of futuristic weapons.

Pushpa 2: The Rule

In the sequel to director Sukumar’s Pushpa: The Rise, Allu Arjun as Pushparaj will look to consolidate his place and tackle police officer Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, performed by Fahadh Faasil. The sequel, titled Pushpa: The Rule, starring Rashmika Mandanna, Anasuya Bharadwaj and Jagapathi Babu, with music by Devi Sri Prasad, is anticipated to be larger and higher than the primary movie that fetched Allu Arjun the National Award for Best Actor. Pushpa: The Rule is scheduled to launch on August 15.

OG

Pawan Kalyan in director Sujeeth’s ‘OG’
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The first video glimpse of director Sujeeth’s movie with Pawan Kalyan, OG aka They Call him OG, generated ample buzz for its slick visuals and background rating. The movie staring Pawan Kalyan as a gangster in Mumbai, has Emraan Hashmi making his debut in Telugu as an antagonist. Also starring Priyanka Arul Mohan, Arjun Das, Sriya Reddy and Prakash Raj, this movie shall be cinematographer Ravi Okay Chandran’s second collaboration with Pawan Kalyan after Bheemla Nayak. Meanwhile, Pawan Kalyan can be engaged on director Harish Shankar’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh and Hari Hara Veera Mallu directed by Krish Jagarlamudi.

Game Changer

Ram Charan in director Shankar’s ‘Game Changer’
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This shall be director Shankar’s first Telugu movie and is claimed to be a political motion thriller. Shankar has written the screenplay for Karthik Subbaraj’s story. Game Changer is Ram Charan’s 15th movie and stars Kiara Advani as the feminine lead. This can be the primary time that Shankar is working with music composer S Thaman; all his earlier directorial initiatives had on board music composer A R Rahman. Game Changer is anticipated to arrive in September.

Devara

The first a part of director Koratala Siva’s movie starring NTR is anticipated to arrive in theatres on April 5, and will launch Janhvi Kapoor in Telugu. Saif Ali Khan performs the antagonist. The movie with music by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography by Rathnavelu and manufacturing design by Sabu Cyril has on board editor Sreekar Prasad and motion choreographer Kenny Bates. Devara will characteristic an prolonged underwater motion sequence.

Thandel

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni in ‘Thandel’, directed by Chandoo Mondeti
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Director Chandoo Mondeti, who delivered a large hit in the type of Karthikeya 2, spearheads Thandel, which is able to unravel in a seaside location. The coming collectively of Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi after Love Story has generated anticipation for this movie introduced by Allu Aravind and produced by Bunny Vasu. Chaitanya has labored with Chandoo Mondeti earlier for Premam and Savyasachi.

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram

Nani in director Vivek Athreya’s ‘Saripodha Sanivaaram’
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This shall be director Vivek Athreya’s first brush with the motion leisure style and stars Nani and Priyanka Arul Mohan. Teaming up after the rom-com Ante Sundaraniki, Vivek and Nani are exploring a vigilante drama in which SJ Suryah performs the antagonist. Produced by DVV Danayya who earlier backed RRR, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram is a Jakes Bejoy musical.