Sometimes, unexpected twists create the perfect storm of hype. Akhanda 2, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna and directed by Boyapati Sreenu, faced release hurdles but has gained significant momentum after a postponement. Originally scheduled for December 5, the film now hits theaters on December 12, with premieres kicking off today.

The delay, due to unresolved financial issues tied to a dispute with Eros International, seems to have amplified interest. Bookings and anticipation have surged, outperforming last week&rsquo;s numbers. The Andhra Pradesh government has also approved premium ticket rates for the first ten days, adding to the excitement.

Akhanda 2 The Thaandavam, promises a visual spectacle with Balakrishna in a dual role as the Aghora warrior. The film features Samyuktha Menon, Aadhi Pinisetty, and Harshaali Malhotra, with a thunderous score by Thaman S. Shot in locations like the Himalayas and Georgia, it&rsquo;s poised for a strong opening if tonight&rsquo;s premieres spark positive word-of-mouth.

With pre-sales in North America crossing $125K in just six hours, the buzz is palpable. Akhanda 2 could make a big splash in Telugu cinema, fingers crossed.

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Akhanda 2 Set for Big Opening

Akhanda 2 Set for Big Opening As Postponement Brings More Buzz

\r\nKarthi\'s highly anticipated film Vaa Vaathiyaar (titled Annagaru Vostaru in Telugu), directed by Nalan Kumarasamy, was set to hit theaters on December 12. However, financial hurdles have thrown its release into uncertainty. Production began in 2023 but faced multiple delays, and now a legal battle adds to the challenges.\r\nThe Madras High Court has issued a temporary stay on the film&rsquo;s release due to a â‚¹21.78 crore loan dispute between producer K.E. Gnanavel Raja and investor Arjunlal Sundardas. The court demands repayment before any screening, citing repeated delays in settling the dues despite previous extensions.\r\nStudio Green, the production house, is accused of failing to repay the loan, which ballooned from â‚¹10.35 crore with interest. The court has asked the producer to clear the amount or submit the film&rsquo;s revenue, leaving Vaa Vaathiyaar stuck with just days to go. Fans are anxiously waiting for a resolution.\r\nWith the stay in place, the film&rsquo;s release hangs in the balance. The producer must settle the issue by December 12 to meet the planned launch. For now, the fate of Vaa Vaathiyaar remains uncertain, leaving fans and the industry eager for the next move.\r\n

Financial Hurdles For Vaa Vaathiyaar 

Karthi Annagaru Vostaru Faces Financial Roadblock 

\r\nMowgli 2025, directed by Sandeep Raj and starring Roshan Kanakala, is set to hit theaters on December 13, 2025, with an attractive ticket price of â‚¹99 in single-screen theaters. The film\'s release was shifted from December 12 to avoid a clash with Balakrishna\'s Akhanda 2, and special premieres are planned for December 12. This strategic pricing aims to draw more audiences to theaters, making it an exciting watch.\r\nThe movie, produced by TG Vishwa Prasad and Krithi Prasad under People Media Factory, has received an \'A\' certificate from the CBFC with a runtime of 2 hours and 40 minutes. Sakshi Mhadolkar plays the female lead, while Bandi Saroj Kumar takes on the antagonist role, and Viva Harsha has an important supporting part. The film explores themes of sacrifice, rage, and redemption, set against a lush forest backdrop.\r\nAt a pre-release event attended by Rana Daggubati, Maruthi, and Ravikanth Perepu, director Sandeep Raj opened up about the pressure of his second film following his National Award-winning debut, Colour Photo. Roshan Kanakala expressed hope for support from Balakrishna and his fans, highlighting the hard work of the cast, including Sakshi Mhadolkar\'s debut performance as a deaf and mute girl. \"Mowgli is about a man\'s war for love,\" Roshan said, urging audiences to rise above challenges.\r\nRana Daggubati praised the team\'s dedication and the film\'s intriguing character names, wishing the team success. With impactful promos and a gripping premise, Mowgli 2025 is generating buzz.\r\n

Affordable Ticket Price For Mowgli

Watch Mowgli 2025 At 99 Rupees Only At A Single Screen

\r\nHrithik Roshan has praised&nbsp; Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh, for its gripping storytelling while expressing reservations about the film\'s political undertones. The Aditya Dhar directed spy-thriller, released on December 5, is set in the late 2000s and draws inspiration from real life India-Pakistan terror conflicts. Singh plays Hamza, an Indian spy infiltrating Rehman Dakait&rsquo;s gang, exploring themes of espionage and intelligence.\r\nOn Instagram, Hrithik wrote, \"I love cinema... Dhurandhar is an example of that. Loved the storytelling. It&rsquo;s cinema.\" He added, \"I may disagree with the politics... but can&rsquo;t ignore how I loved and learnt from this as a student of cinema. Amazing.\"\r\nEarlier, Akshay Kumar lauded Dhurandhar, saying, \"I&rsquo;m blown away. What a gripping tale, @AdityaDharFilms. Glad audiences are giving it the love it deserves.\" The film features a star-studded cast including Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, and Sara Arjun.\r\nA sequel to Dhurandhar is scheduled for release on March 19, 2026. With its intense narrative and strong performances, the film has sparked conversations among viewers. The film has already grossed 200+ crores globally.\r\n

Hrithik Roshan Praises Dhurandhar

Hrithik Lauds Ranveer Dhurandhar But Raises Questions

Now that all hurdles cleared for Natasimha Balakrishna's Akhanda2 Thaandavam release date, fans are waiting eagerly to enjoy the film on the big screen. The film stars Samyukta, Aadi Pinisetty under the direction of Boyapati Srinu.
The film is releasing on 12 December 2025 and the premiers are planned in the evening on 11 December 2025. In the meantime, two Telugu states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana passed fresh GOs allowing the ticket rates hike, special and premiers.
Here are the revised rates in AP and Telangana for Akhanda2.
Andhra Pradesh Premiers
December 11 -Timings-Between 8 PM and 10 PM) -RagesRs. 600/- (inclusive of GST) in all centers.
December 12 (For the next 10 days)
Single Screens: Increase of Rs. 75/- (with GST) - Rs 222.5
Multiplexes Increase of Rs. 100/- (with GST) .-Rs 277
Telangana Premiers
December 11: Premiers-Timings: 8 PM tomorrow -Rate Rs. 600/-.
December 12:&nbsp; (For the first three days)
Single Screens:Increase of Rs. 50/- (with GST) -Rs 277
Condition: Akhanda&nbsp; team should give 20% of the incremental revenue to the &lsquo;Telugu Film Industry Employees Federation.&rsquo;
A separate account will be created by Film Development Corporation (FDC) for this purpose.

Akhanda2- Fresh GOs From AP and TS

Telugu States come up with fresh GOs over Akhanda2 ticket rates

It is known that films and cricket are the passion of almost all the Indians and they go to any extent and cannot control their feelings when they see their heroes in real life.\r\nWhile this is common for Indians, for foreigners it looks odd. Similar thing happened in Malaysia. Simbu was recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and few fans tried to meet him and one even fell down, leaving Simbu extremely worried.\r\nA Malaysian local who witnessed the whole interaction seemed confused by watching a grown man cry for his favourite celebrity.\r\nIn a video circulating on social media, Simbu&rsquo;s security personnel can be seen struggling to control the crowd and let the star&rsquo;s vehicle pass through. A fan, however, loses balance and falls down near the actor&rsquo;s vehicle. As other fans step in to help him up, Simbu can also be seen worriedly exiting his car to pick up the fan. The fan steps back in shock to see the star, and Simbu holds him while asking if he&rsquo;s okay. He also speaks to his security as the crowd slowly grows around them. Numerous fans can be seen vying for selfies as the actor returns to his car.\r\nA Malaysian local who recorded it all could be heard saying in the video, &ldquo;Oh my god, this guy fell. Look at this, we&rsquo;re going too crazy over the celebrity. This guy is crying over the celebrity, oh my god. Wow, look at that.&rdquo; The local even laughs as Simbu&rsquo;s security tries their best to push back the crowd after the actor goes back to his car. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a grown man crying over a celebrity, wow,&rdquo; they say. They even approached the fan later to ask him if he was okay when he wouldn&rsquo;t stop sobbing by the side of the road. &ldquo;Are you okay, man?&rdquo; they ask, as the fan tearfully nods. The fan could be seen holding some papers in his hand.

Fan shocks STR, Malaysians worried

Fan fell in front of Simbu car - Malaysians wonder why he was crying

Of late many celebrities are approaching courts for legal protection over misuse of their names, pictures etc.\r\nAlready celebrities like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, her husband Abhishek Bachchan, his mother Jaya Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and Ajay Devgn, filmmaker Karan Johar, singer Kumar Sanu, Chiranjeevi, NTR, Akkineni Nagarjuna, \'Art of Living\' founder Ravi Shankar, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary and podcaster Raj Shamani approached High Court for protection.\r\nNow, Salman Khan approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection over the misuse of his name and pictures on various websites. Salman Khan\'s plea will be held on 11 December by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.\r\nSalman Khan approached High Court to restrain several social media platforms, websites and e-commerce entities from using his name, photographs, voice, likeness or any aspect of his persona without permission. The petition argues that such unauthorised use not only violates his personality rights but also misleads the public and allows third parties to profit from his identity.\r\n<div></div>

Salman moves HC for protection

Salman Khan approaches High Court

Suma Kanakala and Rajeev Kanakala\'s son Roshan Kanakala is starring in a film titled interestingly as Mowgli 2025. The film is helmed by Sandeep Raj who won national award for his film Color Photo.\r\nThe film\'s release got postponed by a day due to the release of Balakrishna\'s Akhanda2 on 12 December 2025. Mowgli 2025 is releasing on 13 December 2025. According to the latest, the film completed its censor formalities.\r\nThe members of the censor board after watching the film awarded A certificate. The film\'s runtime is locked at 2 hours and 40 minutes. The film stars Sakshi Mahdholkar as the female lead and the antagonist is played by Bandi Saroj Kumar.\r\nViva Harsha is playing an important role in the film which is produced by TG Vishwa Prasad and Krithi Prasad of People Media Factory in a prestigious manner. Kaala Bhairava is the music director for the film.&nbsp;\r\n<div></div>

Mowgli 2025 done with the censor

Mowgli 2025 finishes censor formalities

Star comedian Satya is all set to make his debut as the lead actor in his upcming film titled Jet Lee. The film directed by Ritesh Rana of Mathu Vadalara and Mathu Vadalara 2 fame is progressing at a brisk pace.\r\nIt is known that Miss India Universe Rhea Singha is playing the female lead in the film. Rhea is celebrating her birthday today and on the occasion the makers released her first look and wished her.\r\nIn the first look , Rhea Singha looked ferocious and holding the gun inside an aircraft. Her powerful look increased the curiosity over her role in the film.\r\nDone With The Comedy is the tagline for the film for which music is tuned by Kaala Bhairava. The film is produced by Cherry and Hemalatha under the Clap Entertainment banner.&nbsp;\r\n<div></div>

Jet Lee - Miss India turns ferocious

Jet Lee celebrates Miss India Rhea Singha B-Day with FL

Nandamuri fans are gearing up to celebrate Akhanda 2 Thaandavam on the big screen from tomorrow evening. Their joy knew no bounds when the makers announced the film\'s release date as 12 December with premiers planned one day earlier.\r\nThe bookings are open and huge craze is witnessed eveywhere. In the meantime, the makers released the Akhanda2 grand release teaser. It showed Balakrishna in the ferocious role of Aghora taking on the evil forces. Balakrishna enacted breathtaking and high octane stunts and one feels that he is doing spiritual thaandavam.\r\nThe film stars Samyukta as the female lead and Aadi Pinisetty as the antagonist. Harshali Malhotra of Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame is making her debut in Telugu. The music for the film is tuned by Thaman and it is helmed by Boyapati Srinu.\r\nExpectations are high on the project as it is the sequel to the hit film Akhanda and the film is produced in a prestigious manner by Ram Achanta and Gopi Achanta on 14 Reels Plus banner.&nbsp;

A2: Balayya spiritual thaandavam

Akhanda 2 grand release teaser out

For long allegations have been coming on the members of the Chitrapuri Colony committee members. They have been accused of indulging in huge corruption in the allocation and registration of housing project meant for the film workers.

Rumours spread they misued funds worth Rs 43.78crs. Following this probe was conducted by the officials who examined the dealings from 2005 to 2020 as per the instructions issued by the Committee Tribunal.

Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Golconda sumitted a 29 page report to the state government in which it was mentioned that 15 members from the past and the present were gulity of the charges and it recommended to recover the Rs43.78crs with 18% interest.

In its report the names of Komara Venkatesh, M.Vinod Bala,PS.Krishna Mohan Reddy,Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, Tammareddy Bharadwaj,Kadambari Kiran,Anil Kumar Vallabhaneni, K.Rajeshwara Reddy,Devineni Brahmananda Rao,Chandra Madhu, Uday Bhaskar and Kolli Ramakrishna among others.&nbsp;

Huge corruption in Chitrapuri Colony

Shocking corruption and irregularities found in Chitrapuri Colony flats

Mass Raja Ravi Teja is known to entertain masses with his films irrespective of the result of his films. He is all set to entertain movie lovers with his upcoming film Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi which is progressing at a brisk pace under the direction of Kishore Tirumala.

The makers today released the film's second song Addham Mundhu. Bheems Ceciroleo came up with a melodious tune for the song for which lyrics are penned in a romantic manner by Chandra Bose. Shreya Ghosal and Kapil Kapilan sang the song and beautified it in a touching manner.

The song is shot in a beautiful way on Ravi Teja and the female lead Dimple Hayathi. Their chemistry is the highlight in the song. The film also stars Ashika Ranganath is the other female lead while Sunil, Satya, Vennela Kishore, Subhaleka Sudhakar and Muralidhar Goud are playing important roles.

Sudhakar Cherukuri is producing the film on SLV Cinemas banner and plans are on to release it during Sankranti 2026.&nbsp;