Akkineni Nagarjuna is pinning lot of hopes on his upcoming romantic entertainer Manmadhudu 2. Currently the team is busy in the promotional activities of the film. The makers have already unveiled the teasers which went viral. Manmadhudu 2 is slated to hit the theaters on 9th August. When Nagarjuna made official announcement regarding the release of Manamdhudu 2, everyone was shocked and eager to know why he is planning to lock horns with Prabhas starrer Saaho which is releasing a week later. But it is being heard that Nagarjuna got the clue from the team of Saaho in advance that the makers are going to postpone the release of Prabhas starrer.
The sources say that King Nagarjuna actually got the information about the postponement of Saaho a bit in advance. So he was stick to the original plan of releasing Manmadhudu 2 on 9th August. As Saaho is going to release on 30th August, this slot has been occupied by Sharwanand starrer Ranarangam and Adivi Sesh starrer Eavru.
Manmadhudu 2 is directed by Rahul Ravindran and is bankrolled by Annapurna Studios. Rakul Preet Singh will be seen romancing with Nagarjuna whereas Samantha Akkineni and Keerthy Suresh will be seen playing cameos. On the other side, Prabhas starrer Saaho is directed by Sujeeth and it has Shraddha Kapoor in female lead.