Natasimha Namdamuri Balakrishna's upcoming Telugu movie 'Mahadeva Naidu' (tentatively titled) release date has been scheduled for 2012 Sankranthi – January 12. Exuded confidence about  Mahadeva Naidu release date, producer  ML Kumar Chowdary said the movie would be ready by that time and we are planning the shooting schedules accordingly. Directed by Paruchuri Murali, Mahadeva Naidu started its fresh schedule couple of days back and the entire movie shooting would be wrapped up by November.

In Mahadeva Naidu, Balakrishna plays triple role and 3 heroines are being paired up with Balakrishna  – Charmi, Saloni and Lakshmi Rai apart from Jayasudha and Sukanya. Coming to Sankranthi, Balakrishna has strong association with Sankranthi releases as many of his movies hit the screens for this festival and achieved resounding success. Blockbusters like Samrasimha Reddy and Narasimhanaidu have hit the marquee and rewritten Telugu cinema industry records with collections and 100 days centers.