Mahesh Babu, who has been camping in the US for the past several weeks, has returned back to Hyderabad after completing a gruelling shooting schedule. Mahesh Babu and the rest of the Maharshi team had been to the US to can a major portion of the film and have returned to continue with the next schedule, say sources.
Now that he is back in the city, the star is expected to carry forward the work related to the inauguration of the AMB multiplex in Gachibowli. Mahesh Babu has ventured into the theatre business in association with the Asian Cinemas, it may be noted here and the AMB is the part of the deal.
Meanwhile, the star has his complete focus on Maharshi as well. Being his 25th film, it is a very important film in Mahesh Babu’s career.
Directed by Vamsi Paidapally, Maharshi is bankrolled jointly by Dil Raju, Ashwini Dutt, and PVP. It is a high budget project with a major portion of it being shot in the United States. The film is about three friends played by Mahesh Babu, Allari Naresh, and Pooja Hegde. It also has veteran actor Jayapradha playing a pivotal role. Reports are that the lead star Mahesh Babu will be appearing in five different get-ups in the film and that the transition of his character will be from a college student to an entrepreneur.
Maharshi, which was originally planned as a Sankranthi 2019 release, will now hit the marquee on April 9 next year. When the project began, it ran into some legal issues following which its shooting schedules went out of gear. This is one of the major reasons for its release date being pushed to April.
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