Waltair Veerayya

• In August 2021, it was announced that Chiranjeevi and K. S. Ravindra (also known as Bobby) would team up for a film tentatively titled Mega154 (intended to be Chiranjeevi’s 154th film) under the production of Mythri Movie Makers.
• The film was formally launched in November 2021.
• In April 2022, Chiranjeevi unintentionally revealed the film is titled Waltair Veerayya. The title was officially confirmed in October 2022.
• In March 2022, Ravi Teja joined the cast, reuniting with Chiranjeevi after 22 years since Annayya (2000). Teja reportedly plays his brother, a police officer disguised as a mafia don.
• Shruti Haasan was paired opposite Chiranjeevi, while Catherine Tresa is playing Teja’s wife.
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui was approached to play the antagonist, but due to scheduling conflicts, was replaced by Bobby Simha.
• Malayalam actor Biju Menon was also offered a role in the film, however, was replaced by Prakash Raj.
• In early November 2022, Urvashi Rautela was roped in for doing a special appearance in a song.
• Principal photography commenced in December 2021 in Hyderabad. In April 2022, the second schedule commenced with Haasan joining the sets in Vishakapatnam. In July 2022, the third schedule commenced with Teja joining the sets. A schedule was also held in Malaysia.
• Waltair Veerayya was released on 13 January 2023 and received positive reviews from critics. The film became commercially successful at the box office, thus becoming one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of 2023. The worldwide theatrical rights of the film were sold at a cost of ₹94 crore.
• The digital and satellite rights of the film were acquired by Netflix and Gemini TV respectively. The film premiered on Netflix on 27 February 2023.

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