Till a few years back, Nandamuri Balakrishna used to rely heavily on established directors. His ‘Ruler’ and ‘Jai Simha’ were made by KS Ravi Kumar while ‘Paisa Vasool’ is Puri Jagannadh. Films like ‘Simha’, ‘Legend’ and ‘Akhanda’ were from Boyapati Sreenu while Krish directed ‘NTR’ biopic. Barring Boyapati, no other director utilized Balayya’s mass craze.
It looks like the star hero has decided to give chances to young filmmakers. As we know, he is working with Gopichand Malineni at the moment. The successful director made movies like ‘Don Seenu’, ‘Balupu’ and ‘Krack’. Ravi Teja is the only big hero he ever worked with but Balayya gave him an opportunity. They are making ‘Veera Simha Reddy’ together which will be released during Sankranti.
After that, he is going to join hands with Anil Ravipudi who is known for his entertainers. This movie raised the curiosity levels of many since they are not able to understand how a mass hero and director known for his comedy work together. They will start the shooting from 2023. There are talks that Balayya may work with ‘Bimbisara’ director Mallidi Vasishta but nothing has been made official.
The recent reports suggest that Venkatesh Maha who is known for his unique and touching movies like ‘Umamaheswara Ugraroopasya’ and ‘C/o Kancherapalem’ is going to make a movie with Balakrishna. During the pre-release event of Allu Sirish’s film, Venkatesh Maha stated that he wants to work with Balayya. No one can imagine a mass hero like Balayya and artistic director like Venkatesh Maha teaming up but the news is spreading fast across the industry. Reports suggest that Varahi Chalana Chitram will be bankrolling it and Balayya is willing to experiment with Venkatesh Maha. If this happens, it will definitely create a sensation in Tollywood.