And Mahesh makes it official!

It has kind of become an unwritten rule in Telugu cinema for the past few years, when Superstar Mahesh Babu decides on a date, he arrives no matter what or who comes in competition.

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For the past few weeks even though the makers had already made the announcement regarding the release date, there were many naysayers because there was a huge opposition it had to face. Now things have become clear with the star himself making an official announcement. The date of release is locked as July 17 with no going back.

Good news for the fansin addition to no clash is that it is a festival release with Eid reportedly falling in the same day. Can we now start having some record breaking expectations? Srimanthudu is directed by Koratala Siva of Mirchi fame and it has Shruti Haasan in female lead.