Quashing all rumours about his upcoming film with Mahesh Babu, director Vamsi Paidapally has said that the hero will be seen in three different avatars in Maharshi and all of them will be loved by his fans. The teaser of this film was released and has gone massively viral garnering over 16 million views.
On the teaser release, the director has said in an interview to the Times of India, “I was very excited about the teaser once it was ready. I was extremely careful about what was put in it. But I wanted to check if everyone else would like it just as much as I did, which is why I screened it for my team, including Mahesh sir and Dil Raju garu, before releasing it. Their response was nothing short of enthusiastic, so I was confident that the audience and fans would love it too. I think the visuals and the dialogues resonated with the audience and I couldn’t be happier.”
From the teaser, it is evident that Mahesh Babu plays the role of Rishi Kumar in Maharshi and that he will be seen as a millionaire, a student and a common man. Maharshi is being produced jointly by Dil Raju, C. Ashwini Dutt and Prasad V. Potluri under the banners Sri Venkateswara Creations, Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema. The technical crew of this film includes Devi Sri Prasad as its music composer, KU Mohanan as the cinematographer and Praveen KL as the editor. 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.
The release of the film was pushed to April aiming for a summer release. Later, it was pushed to the last week of April citing a statistic for Mahesh Babu as some of his biggest hits like Pokiri and Bharat Ane Nenu became hits when they were released during that period. But recently, it has been postponed again to May 9 as some post-production work remains and the film will look to cash in on the summer vacation season.
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