Updated On: 09 December, 2025 06:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
After the new release date of Akhanda 2 forced Teugu film Mowgli to shift to a direct OTT relase, its director Sandeep Raj penned a heartbreaking note on social media. He blaming himself for the film not getting a theatrical release calling himself 'bad luck'

Akhanda 2 and Mowgli
The release of Nandamuri Balakrishna’s Akhanda 2 faced a roadbloack after it delayed from its original December 5 on the day of its release due to financial disputes between 14 Reels Plus and Eros. Fortunately, the issues have now resolved and the Madras High Court has cleared the film for release. However, this has turned to be an obsatcle for mid-budget Telugu film Mowgli, which was eyeing the same release date.
According to the latest announcement, Nandamuri Balakrishna's film is all set to arrive in theatres on December 12, 2025. Earlier, the makers of director Boyapeti Sreenu's much-anticipated action entertainer 'Akhanda 2: Thaandavam', featuring actor Nandamuri Balakrishna in the lead, had announced that the film will not be releasing on December 5 as scheduled due to "unavoidable circumstances"