In just few minutes after the makers of 'Ala Vaikuntapuramlo' have announced a release date, Superstar Mahesh Babu has come up with the same release date for his 'Sarileru Neekevvaru', which is being bankrolled by Dil Raju. With this announcement, it is going to be a head-to-head between Mahesh Babu and Allu Arjun, Dil Raju and Allu Aravind for Sankranthi, 2020.

Initially, the Trivikram directorial was supposed to hit theatres on 14th January while 'Sarileru Neekevvaru' was planned for January 11th release. But, after Geetha Arts made a surprise announcement on Saturday, Dil Raju made a quick move and declared that Mahesh Babu starrer also will come out on same day. The star actor took to his Twitter page and announced 'It's official... #SarileruNeekevvaru in cinemas from Jan 12th, 2020!! This Sankranti will be my biggest and most special :):) Thankyou @anilravipudi".

Sarileru Neekevvaru, which has Rashmika Mandanna as female lead, is an out-and-out comedy entertainer which is being jointly produced by Dil Raju's SVC Cinemas, GMB Entertainment and AK Entertainment. With music by Devi Sri Prasad, Sarileru Neekevvaru has camera work by Rathnavelu.