By Soumya Ranjan Even those pan-Indian blockbusters will be dwarfed by Jr. NTR’s next movie, which he is directing with Prashanth Neel.
Although NTR Neel has not yet been released, director Prashanth Neel is pleased with the way the project is progressing, an insider exclusively tells HT: “Prashanth Neel’s upcoming project with Jr. NTR is his biggest and most ambitious project to date; it surpasses his pan-India blockbusters like Salaar and KGF in size. He has wanted to make this movie since the beginning.
The source adds that Neel is now starting the movie with “no budget constraints,” but they don’t say much else about the movie other than its scope. Since he no longer has financial restrictions and has been able to cast his favorite actor, Jr. NTR, in the lead role, he believes that this is the ideal moment. The source goes on to say, “Prasihanth Neel is really pleased with the way the movie is coming together and says it is going beyond what he had even imagined.”
Everything about the Jr. NTR film
Although the film’s team has not confirmed it, earlier reports suggested that the movie might be called Dragon. The movie will be released in theaters on June 25, 2026, according to a Tuesday announcement made by NTR Neel’s official X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram accounts in April of this year. Jr. NTR’s birthday was supposed to coincide with the first look announcement in May, but it was rescheduled to accommodate NTR’s Bollywood debut in War 2. One of the most anticipated films in Telugu cinema is NTR Neel. The 2022 movie, which was announced on Jr. NTR’s birthday, began production earlier this year.
The most recent film in which Jr. NTR appeared was War 2, directed by Ayan Mukerji and starring Hrithik Roshan. In just 15 days, the movie made ₹350 crore worldwide, despite receiving mixed reviews.