Superstar Mahesh Babu and successful director Anil Ravipudi are coming together for the first time. The duo is going to work for an out and out comedy caper which is expected to hit the screens for Sankranthi next year. Anil Sunkara will pool resources for this big budget film.

It is learnt that the formal launch of this project will be held next month in Hyderabad and the regular shooting will commence simultaneously. Mahesh is currently busy wrapping up his upcoming film Maharshi. Anil Ravipudi is working on the script with his associates and he will wrap it up by the end of this month. Rashmika Mandanna is the forerunner to play the film’s leading lady and Devi Sri Prasad will render the soundtrack.

Mahesh Babu is going to appear in a full-length entertaining role after a long time and the film is going to offer a treat to the family audience.