Sankranthi 2023 will head for a mighty clash and two Tollywood legendary actors Megastar Chiranjeevi and Nandamuri Balakrishna will head for a clash with their films Waltair Veerayya and Veerasimha Reddy. Both these films are mass entertainers and are made on huge budgets. Waltair Veerayya is set in the backdrop of Vizag and is directed by Bobby Kolli. Chiranjeevi, Shruti Haasan, Ravi Teja and Catherine played the lead roles and the film is expected to release on January 13th across the globe. Devi Sri Prasad scores the music and Mythri Movie Makers are the producers. The makers will make an official announcement about the same very soon.

Nandamuri Balakrishna is all set for the biggest bet in his career with Veerasimha Reddy. This mass entertainer is directed by Gopichand Malineni and Shruti Haasan is the leading lady. Duniya Vijay and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar will be seen in other important roles. Thaman scores the music and background score. Veerasimha Reddy is slated for release on January 12th and is the first release during the season. Mythri Movie Makers produced this mass entertainer. There are reports that Vijay's bilingual Varisu is aimed for release on January 12th. Varisu is directed by Vamshi Paidipally and Vijay, and Rashmika played the lead roles. Dil Raju is the producer. Ajith's upcoming movie Thunivu is also gearing up for Sankranthi 2023 release.