NBK 108: Nandamuri Balakrishna's project with Anil Ravipudi kicks off with an official ceremony; pics inside

The news of Balakrishna and Anil Ravipudi teaming up for a project had left Tollywood movie buffs excited a while ago. Now, the film has been officially launched with a ceremony which was attended by the actor-filmmaker duo and producers among others.

Tentatively titled NBK 108, its cast and crew details are expected to be announced shortly. K Raghavendra Rao, Dil Raju and Allu Aravind were a few guests present at the event. The pics from the affair have been doing the rounds on social media.

An excited Anil took to his Twitter page to share the happiness of helming a movie featuring Balakrishna in the lead. His tweet read, "Kick starting this surreal journey with Natasimham #NandamuriBalakrishna garu from today. Excited to present NBK LIKE NEVER BEFORE in #NBK108 (sic)." Fans of NBK are curious to know how the filmmaker is going to handle the senior hero's star status.

Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi are bankrolling the movie under Shine Screens. Thaman has been roped in to compose music for the project. This will be the music director's third consecutive film for Balakrishna after Akhanda and Veera Simha Reddy.

Anil is one of the few Telugu directors who has a 100 percent success rate. His films with Mahesh Babu, Venkatesh and Ravi Teja among others were big hits at the box office, and the trade is looking forward to him to repeat the feat with the Balakrishna-starrer.  

Meanwhile, fans of NBK have pinned high hopes on Veera Simha Reddy which will hit the screens on January 12. The action movie set in a rural backdrop will lock horns with Chiranjeevi's Waltair Veerayya which will be released on January 13.