Jana Nayagan trailer buzz sends Anil Ravipudi’s Bhagavanth Kesari to No.1, clashes with his own Sankranthi film

While Anil Ravipudi is gearing up for his next release Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu, his National Award-winning film Bhagavanth Kesari has unexpectedly returned to the spotlight. The reason is Jana Nayagan.

Currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Bhagavanth Kesari is enjoying a surprise encore on OTT. The Balakrishna starrer quietly slipped into the platform’s drama category at the second position and has now marched straight to the top , signalling a strong rewatch wave among viewers. The trigger is clear. The recently released trailer of Thalapathy Vijay’s Jana Nayagan has set social media buzzing, with many audiences calling out its striking resemblance to Bhagavanth Kesari in mood, message and mass driven storytelling.

The trailer has opened the floodgates for comparisons, especially within TFI circles and among Vijay fans in Tamil Nadu. Curiosity has taken over, prompting many to stream Bhagavanth Kesari to decode similarities, revisit key scenes and draw their own conclusions. Despite being an old OTT release, the film has suddenly become a talking point again, with clips and dialogues doing the rounds online.

The situation gets more dramatic with Sankranthi in sight. Jana Nayagan is gearing up for a festive release and will also hit Telugu screens as Jana Nayakudu . This brings it head on with Chiranjeevi’s film Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu , directed by Anil Ravipudi himself. Adding to the irony, Bhagavanth Kesari, which is being linked to Jana Nayagan, is also a film directed by Ravipudi.

In real industry terms, this buzz turns into a tricky situation for the filmmaker. With audiences feeling they have already sampled a similar narrative through Bhagavanth Kesari, the freshness of Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu takes a hit even before release. Instead of enjoying the benefits of festive hype, Anil Ravipudi finds himself in an unusual spot where his past success is stealing the spotlight from his present film, turning Sankranthi into a high voltage and risky showdown.