‘Mega 157': Nayanthara joins Chiranjeevi's film with Anil Ravipudi
Sahu Garapati and Sushmita Konidela will produce the movie under the banners Shine Screens and Goldbox Entertainment respectively. The makers announced Nayanthara's casting with a video.
In the video, Nayanthara is seen speaking in Telugu as she gets ready and travels to meet Ravipudi. On her way, she listens to a famous number from a Chiranjeevi movie in the car. Later, the actor is seen being very impressed with the script of Mega 157. The video ends with Nayanthara meeting Ravipudi and confirming her role in the movie.
She's fierce,
She's fabulous and
She's everyone's favourite ❤️🔥
Welcoming on board #Nayanthara to light up the screens once again with Megastar @KChiruTweets 💥
— https://t.co/lT4YYj1ryP
Get ready for another BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINER from Hit Machine @AnilRavipudi 😍#ChiruAnil… pic.twitter.com/njVhMr3L8k — Shine Screens (@Shine_Screens) May 17, 2025
Chiranjeevi and Nayanthara previously acted together in Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019) and Godfather (2022). Meanwhile, Ravipudi last directed Sankranthiki Vasthunam, the blockbuster Telugu movie starring Venkatesh, Meenakshi Chaudhary and Aishwarya Rajesh. The movie, which hit the screens on January 14, 2025, collected close to ₹300 crore at the box office.
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Chiranjeevi was last seen in Bhola Shankar, directed by Meher Ramesh. The film was a remake of the 2015 Tamil movie Vedalam, starring Ajith Kumar. Nayanthara was recently seen in the Netflix original Test, also starring Siddharth, R Madhavan and Meera Jasmine.
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