Mahesh Babu’s fans are waiting eagerly for the release of Maharshi next month. And reports about his upcoming film are even more exciting. While the news is already out that Rashmika Mandanna will be playing the female lead in this untitled film and veteran actor Vijayashanthi is in talks for a pivotal role, we hear that Jagapathi Babu, the most wanted villain in the south Indian film circuit right now, will be playing the antagonist.

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According to the source, actor Jagapathi Babu is all set to team up with Mahesh Babu once again. As per reports, the actor is going to play the antagonist in Mahesh’s next film which will be directed by Anil Ravipudi. Well, an official confirmation about the news is awaited. Mahesh and Jagapathi Babu have played son and father, respectively, in Sreemanthudu and it was a huge hit. But this time, they are going to play rivals.

The film is supposed to be launched next month and the shooting will begin in June, say sources. Plans are on to release the film for Sankaranthi next year. Meanwhile, Maharshi is wrapped up and Mahesh Babu has headed to Paris for a vacation with his family. Well, once he is back, he will finish the post-production work of Maharshi and then slowly head to the shoot of his upcoming film with Anil Ravipudi.

Directed by Vamsi Paidapally, it is a high budget project with a major portion of it being shot in the United States. The film is being produced jointly by Dil Raju, C. Ashwini Dutt and Prasad V. Potluri under the banners Sri Venkateswara Creations, Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema.  It was then announced that the film will be released on April 5 due to some delays and then postponed to April 25. Eventually, the filmmakers decided on releasing the film on May 9.

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