September rejig: It’s advantage small Telugu films after ‘Salaar’ postpones its release
The HinduTwo Telugu films with an indie vibe, Ramanna Youth and Changure Bangaru Raja, will be released in theatres on September 15, and hope to cash in on the weekend leading up to the Ganesh Chaturthi holiday on September 18. Director Atlee and Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan, still drawing the crowds in Hindi and Telugu versions, and the Telugu dubbed version of the Vishal-starrer Tamil film Mark Antony being their competition. Ramanna Youth and Changure Bangaru Raja’s release was a last-minute move as director Boyapati Sreenu’s action entertainer Skanda, headlined by Ram Pothineni, pushed its release date from September 15 to 28, following the postponement of director Prashanth Neel’s Salaar. Films expected in October include the Muthiah Muralidharan biopic 800, director Srikanth Nagoti’s Month of Madhu starring Naveen and Swathi Reddy, Ravi Teja’s Tiger Nageswara Rao, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Tamil film Leo starring Vijay and Balakrishna’s Bhagavanth Kesari.