The Tollywood audiences were more keen to know which film will release on which day, rather than waiting for Pongal winner. The tension over who will come to threatres first - either Mahesh Babu or Allu Arjun- has gripped everyone. And, there was a lot of confusion and rumours emerged about the release dates. But, finally, it has come to an end. As planned earlier, Sarileru Neekevvaru will stride into cinemas on 11th January and Ala Vaikuntapuramlo will be coming on 12th January. Both the star heroes have compromised on release dates and so, Dil Raju has come forward to announce that there is no change in release dates. During a press meet, Dil Raju has clarified that both the movies will arrive as planned earlier.

Until Saturday afternoon, the high drama prevailed over release day of Pongal biggies. Speculation went rife that Allu Arjun's film may be advanced by a couple days and efforts were made by his team to announce the same. But, in the final moment, Producers Guild swung into action to bring the curtains down on this issue and settle the conflict between two films. So, there will be no clash between Allu Arjun and Mahesh Babu for this Pongal.