Mahesh Babu is set to play the role of an army officer in his upcoming film Sarileru Neekavarru, which will release in 2020. The teaser for the film was released in November and has garnered positive response from all over.
 
According to sources, since the release of the teaser, many distributors have reached out to the actor to buy Hindi rights of the film. A source close to the film’s team said, “The line between south and Bollywood is slowly blurring and films like Saaho and KGF are a testimony of the same. The teaser of Sarileru Neekavarru has received incredible response from the audiences and has raked in positive comment for Mahesh. Immediately post the release, the makers received calls from distributors up north and Bollywood as well, insisting the makers release the film in Hindi as well. The talks are on and Mahesh feels it’s the right project to mark his Bollywood debut. If all goes well, the film will have a multi-language release.”

Directed by Anil Ravipudi, Sarileru Neekevvaru is jointly bankrolled by Anil Sunkara, Dil Raju and Mahesh Babu under their banner AK Entertainments and GMB Entertainment.