India, Oct. 21 -- The Sankranthi of 2024 was an eventful one for Telugu cinema when Teja Sajja's HanuMan clashed with Mahesh Babu's Guntur Kaaram, Nagarjuna's Naa Saami Ranga and Venkatesh's Saindhav to emerge on top. Jokes were cracked, and conversations surrounding theatre allotment were sparked in the aftermath. However, it appears that Tollywood has learned nothing from that debacle, as Sankranthi 2026 already has five Telugu films and two Tamil-dubbed films vying for space and theatres.

By now, it has become the norm that if Anil Ravipudi has a film release, it will ideally be around Dasara or Sankranti. His upcoming film, Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu, with Chiranjeevi and Nayanthara, is slated for release during the festive seaso...