5 Nandamuri Balakrishna movies that could have been blockbusters

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Shelved films of NBK

Nandamuri Balakrishna, aka NBK, is currently on cloud nine for the success of Daaku Maharaaj, which made Rs 90 crore within 21 days of its release. Check out his shelved films:

Bhagwan Srikrishna

NBK received rave reviews for playing Lord Ram in the 2011 film, Sri Rama Rajyam. Hence, he planned to do Bhagwan Srikrishna, but the film was shelved after the announcement.

Narthanasala

NBK wanted to do this mythological film in 2004. The shooting had begun already. Unfortunately, after actor Soundarya's sudden demise, the film was shelved.

Vikrama Simha Bhupathi

Rumors have it that director Kodi Ramakrishna reportedly completed most of the shooting with NBK. But suddenly got canceled and the reason is still unknown.

Rythu

Krishna Vamsi and Nandamuri Balakrishna approached Amitabh Bachchan for this film in 2017. But reports say Big B rejected the Telugu drama, and it got shelved eventually.

Hara Hara Mahadev

Announced in 2011, B. Gopal was supposed to direct NBK's Telugu action drama. But a few days later, reports revealed that the film got shelved due to unknown reasons.

NBK upcoming films

Nandamuri Balakrishna has the sequel of his 2021 film, Akhanda next, which is scheduled to release in September 2025. Akhanda 2 promises to deliver more action sequences.