As SPYder final schedule got delayed due to Visa issues, Superstar Mahesh Babu is wasting no time and filming important sequences for his next film, Bharat Ane Nenu, which has him playing a Chief Minister. The regular shooting is progressing at a rapid rate and the makers have already confirmed that the film will hit the screens for Sankranthi next year.

After wrapping up two busy schedules in Hyderabad, the unit is all set to shoot in Lucknow for two weeks. Some crucial scenes involving the principal cast will be shot in some of the historic places in Lucknow from August 10th.

Bollywood heroine Kiara Advani is playing the leading lady in this film which is being helmed by Koratala Siva. DVV Danayya is the producer.