Filmmaker SS Rajamouli has thanked Mahesh Babu for postponing the release of his Telugu film Sarkaru Vaari Paata, which was to arrive in theatres on Sankranti next year, in order for RRR and Radhe Shyam to have a smooth theatrical run.
Rajamouli took to Twitter to express his gratitude to Mahesh for moving his film to the summer of 2022 and creating a healthy atmosphere.
“Mahesh Babu was the one who took the initiative in decluttering the Pongal releases. Even though Sarkaru Vaari Paata was a perfect Pongal film, he moved it to summer and created a healthy atmosphere. Thanks to my hero and also to the entire team at Mythri Movie Makers (sic),” Rajamouli wrote.
.@urstrulyMahesh was the one who took the initative in decluttering the Pongal releases... Even though #SarkaruVaariPaata was a perfect Pongal film, he moved it to summer and created a healthy atmosphere. Thanks to my Hero 🙂 and also to the entire team at @MythriOfficial…
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) December 21, 2021
In reply to Rajamouli’s tweet, Mahesh wrote: “Always said it sir. The kind of films you make deserve all the love and respect! Can’t wait for RRR (sic).”
A couple of weeks ago the makers of Sarkaru Vaari Paata announced they were pushing its release to April 2022. Rajamouli revealed that it was Mahesh who asked his producers to postpone the release.
Going by Rajamouli’s tweet, it can be confirmed that the filmmaker is teaming up with Mahesh Babu next.
RRR, which stars Jr NTR and Ram Charan, will be out on 7 January 2022. The film is a fictional story set in the 1920s and it will be based on the lives of two renowned revolutionaries – Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem.
The film, which will be dubbed and released in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada, also stars Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Samuthirakani and Shriya Saran.