Jr NTR to Begin Filming Prashant Neel’s Next from April 22; Makers Promise an Explosive Spectacle
Billed as a project that would 'redefine action cinema,' the pan-India tentpole film will go on floors on April 22, with Jr NTR joining the team for the shoot.
The dream collaboration will finally hit the floors as Jr NTR is all set to begin filming filmmaker Prashant Neel’s next feature. Tentatively titled NTRNeel to mark the superstar and the director's debut collaboration, the film is backed by Mythri Movie Makers and NTR Arts.
Billed as a project that would "redefine action cinema," the pan-Indian tentpole film will go on floors on April 22, with Jr NTR joining the team for the shoot.
Taking to their social media, the makers shared the update, writing, "#NTRNeel is entering its most explosive phase 💥💥Man of Masses @Tarak9999 steps into the destructive soil from April 22nd ❤️🔥❤️🔥"
According to a note by the makers, the new film promises to be a cinematic spectacle "on par with the KGF films, aiming for an epic scale".
The project is being bankrolled by Kalyan Ram Nandamuri, Naveen Yerneni, Ravi Shankar Yalamanchili, and Hari Krishna Kosaraju.
Neel debuted with the Kannada action-thriller Ugramm (2014) and became a pan-India name with the KGF franchise, the second part of which became the highest-grossing Kannada film of all time, grossing over ₹1,000 crore. He ventured into Telugu cinema with the 2023 actioner Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire, headlined by Prabhas.
Jr NTR, meanwhile, was last seen in Devara: Part 1 (2024), co-starring Janhvi Kapoor. He will be next seen in War 2, which will mark his Bollywood debut. The Yash Raj Films spy universe movie, co-starring Hrithik Roshan, is gearing up for an August 14 release.