Sankranthi 2023: Telugu cinema gears up for a colourful festive season

A packed lineup of films

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Straight and dubbed

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Stars Chiranjeevi in an out-and-out mass avatar with a mix of humour, action, romance

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Beyond Chiranjeevi, the film also stars Shruti Haasan, Ravi Teja, Catherine Tresa, Bobby Simha

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Veera Simha Reddy - Jan 12

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Also features Kannada star Duniya Vijay, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar and has catchy music by S Thaman

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The feel-good family entertainer by Anil Kumar Aalla stars Santosh Shobhan, Priya Bhavani Shankar

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Vijay tests his strengths in Telugu again in the family drama with a terrific star cast

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After the trailer, many have compared the film to Ala Vaikunthapurramulo, Maharshi, Agnyathavaasi

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Ajith's thriller promises to be a feast for action junkies and also stars Manju Warrier

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Sankranthi 2023: Telugu cinema gears up for a colourful festive season

A packed lineup of films

As many as five films are gearing up for a release during the Sankranthi weekend in Telugu states

Straight and dubbed

Three among them are straight Telugu films while the rest are Tamil dubbed releases

Stars Chiranjeevi in an out-and-out mass avatar with a mix of humour, action, romance

Waltair Veerayya - Jan 13

Beyond Chiranjeevi, the film also stars Shruti Haasan, Ravi Teja, Catherine Tresa, Bobby Simha

Star studded lineup

Veera Simha Reddy - Jan 12

Balakrishna panders to the galleries in an intense action entertainer, pairs up with Shruti Haasan

Also features Kannada star Duniya Vijay, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar and has catchy music by S Thaman

Several attractions

The feel-good family entertainer by Anil Kumar Aalla stars Santosh Shobhan, Priya Bhavani Shankar

Kalyanam Kamaneeyam - Jan 14

Vijay tests his strengths in Telugu again in the family drama with a terrific star cast

Vaarasudu - Jan 11

After the trailer, many have compared the film to Ala Vaikunthapurramulo, Maharshi, Agnyathavaasi

Comparisons

Ajith's thriller promises to be a feast for action junkies and also stars Manju Warrier

Tegimpu - Jan 11

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