Right after the release of Devara directed by Koratala Shiva, reports came that despite the BO performance, NTR decided to shelve the sequel and concentrate on his next projects with Prashanth Neel and Trivikram Srinivas.
During that time, Koratala Shiva revealed that Devara 2 was indeed happening and many fans thought the makers would come up with the shooting update. In the midst of all this, fans got a huge shock when it came out that the Devara 2 was shelved.
Now the question is why was Devara 2 shelved and the reason behind NTR taking this decision. Koratala Shiva readied the new version of the script and narrated it to NTR. However, inside talk is he failed to impresse NTR. NTR couldn't get convinced and felt that it looked haphazard rather than the smooth contination from Devara.
He felt that everything looked artificial and forced and dragged to the core and NTR thought that it was just like for the sake of sequel. NTR decided not to take a risk and felt that if he proceeds with the script and get a mixed talk at the BO then it will be a huge jolt. So he decided to shelve the project completely.