Every fan wants to see their favourite hero grow bigger and bigger. But right now, Telugu cinema’s biggest stars are all working on the biggest films of their careers, and for their fans, that has come with a painful price: long, frustrating waits.
Mahesh Babu: Varanasi and the Silence
Mahesh Babu is doing what could be Tollywood’s biggest film ever, Varanasi, with SS Rajamouli. It’s officially set to release on April 7, 2027.
But since the title glimpse last November, the team has stayed largely silent, with barely any updates. On top of that, the buzz about a possible postponement keeps getting stronger. For fans, the silence is only adding to the frustration.
Allu Arjun: Raaka Without a Date
Allu Arjun fans are in an even tougher spot. His biggest film yet, Raaka with Atlee, doesn’t even have an announced release date.
As of now, the film is reportedly aiming for a 2028 release. If that happens, Allu Arjun’s fans will have waited more than three years for his next film, and the wait could get even longer.
NTR: Dragon’s Long Road
NTR’s Dragon with Prashanth Neel has been pushed again and again. It was first planned for Sankranti 2026, then moved to June 2026, and has now been pushed to June 11, 2027.
Prashanth Neel isn’t usually known for taking this long on a single film, which has made the repeated delays even harder for fans to accept.
Ram Charan: RC17 Just Getting Started
Ram Charan’s next with Sukumar, RC17, has just had its pooja ceremony and hasn’t even gone on the floors yet.
The plan is to finish the shoot by the end of 2027 and release the film in the first half of 2028. But Sukumar is known for taking his time, and many fans already fear the film could only hit theatres in 2029.
Prabhas: Delays, but a Smarter Plan
Prabhas’s films haven’t escaped delays either. Both Fauji and Spirit have been pushed from their planned dates.
But Prabhas has one big advantage: he works on more than one film at a time. That’s how he has managed to keep releasing films regularly, even with big projects in progress.
The Big Lesson
That’s exactly what the other big stars are missing. Mahesh Babu, NTR, Allu Arjun and Ram Charan are each focused on just one film at a time. When that one film gets delayed, their fans are left with nothing for years.
Fans Need More Than One Film
Big films bring big pride, but they also bring big waits. If the biggest stars balanced their mega projects with parallel films, like Prabhas does, their fans wouldn’t have to go years without seeing them on the big screen.
Right now, for millions of fans, the waiting is the hardest part.
