Nikhil's spiritual thriller Karthikeya 2 turned out to be an unexpected hit and much to the surprise of all the film did well in Bollywood. The film's connection to Lord Krishna excited everyone and connected chords with people across the country, especially down North. From then on speculation increased on the film's third part Karthikeya 3.
In the midst of all this, Nikhil speaking to scribes increased hype on Karthikeya 3. He said everyone is excited about when Karthikeya 3 will start after the success of Karthikeya and Karthikeya 2. We will soon start Karthikeya 3 and the film will be made in 3D. People are getting super thrilled about coming to know about this.
Karthikeya 2 starred Anupama Parameswaran, Aditya Menon, Anupam Kher in important roles. Music is tuned by Kala Bhairava and Karthik Ghattamaneni handled the cinematography. The film is directed by Chandoo Mondeti.