Nandamuri Balakrishna and Gopichand Malineni team up for new film
NEW DELHI: Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna is set to team up once again with director Gopichand Malineni for a new action-packed venture, tentatively titled NBK 111.
The announcement was made on Sunday by production house Vriddhi Cinemas, which shared a poster featuring a roaring lion with half its face covered in armour a symbolic teaser of the film's tone.
'The ROARING BLOCKBUSTER combo reunites. HISTORICAL ROAR BEGINS. #NBK111 will be a celebration of the 'GOD OF MASSES' #NandamuriBalakrishna on the big screens,' the production banner wrote in its social media post.
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