Feb 05, 2026 5:08pm IST
Venkatesh Daggubati And Fahadh Faasil To Team Up for Anil Ravipudi’s Pongal 2027 Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Anil Ravipudi is a filmmaker who has always had the limelight for bringing together not just stellar but the biggest star casts. The filmmaker, who has given back-to-back blockbusters in the last few years, has managed to rope in the biggest names in the industry. His last movie, "Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu", brought together Chiranjeevi and Venkatesh Daggubati, making it one of the headline making pairings of the year. Turns out the filmmaker is on to another stellar casting coup of sorts for his next, as he is not just set to reunite with Venkatesh but also add Fahadh Faasil to the mix.
Yes, you read that right. Variety India has exclusively learned that Anil Ravipudi has already locked a script for his next. The filmmaker is all set to bring yet another mass entertainer with a beating heart. He also plans to experiment a bit with genres, like he has in the last many films of his.
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The filmmaker has even initiated talks with both Venkatesh Daggubati and Fahadh Faasil for the same. An insider reveals that the talks are at an advanced stage, and the casting will be locked within a week at maximum.
What is even more interesting is that Anil Ravipudi already has a release window in mind and wants to hit the big screen with the Venkatesh and Fahadh Faasil starrer on Pongal 2027, which means the movie should release sometime in mid-January next year. If everything goes well, the mass entertainer will go on floors soon, and fans are in for a treat. There is no title attached to the film as of yet.
Meanwhile, Anil Ravipudi’s "Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu" is all set to premiere on streaming very soon after bringing a storm to the big screen. Ravipudi continues to operate within the broad entertainer space he is best known for, even as the expectations around mainstream storytelling continue to shift.
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