‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’ director Anil Ravipudi plans an animated film with ‘Jana Nayagan’ and ‘Toxic’ makers - Report

‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’ director Anil Ravipudi announced the details regarding his next film a few days ago. Apart from that, he is also working on other projects and the latest reports suggest that he is planning to make an animated movie.The director recently made the film ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’ with Chiranjeevi. The film did very well at the box office and became a Sankranthi winner. After that success, Anil Ravipudi seems to have started thinking about a fresh idea, which will be very different from his usual comedy movies. As per Gulte, right now the animation film is in the early stages. The team has started pre-production work. They are working on the story, character design and technical plans. Animation films need a lot of time and planning. The team must create characters, design the world and use advanced technology. Because of this, such projects take many years to finish. It is also said that the film may take a couple of years or even more before it is ready for release.The project is reported to be backed by the banner KVN Production, who are also backing two of the highly awaited films, Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ and Yash’s ‘Toxic’. Speaking of Anil Ravipudi’s upcoming live action film, he recently announced that the project will feature Venkatesh in the lead role. There were many rumours about the casting of the film. Ravipudi recently cleared it via his social media handle. He also added that Nandamuri Kalyan Ram will play an important role in the movie along with the ‘Sankranthiki Vasthunam’ star. Sharing the news, he wrote in Telugu, “With the hero who gave the first ‘hundred-crore film’ — Victory @VenkyMama garu. With the hero who gave me the first chance to make a film — @NANDAMURIKALYAN garu. We are coming to you for the first festival of 2027.”On the work front, his last directed ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’ collected over Rs 300 crore worldwide.