Mega 156: On Dussehra, makers drop muhurat puja video from Chiranjeevi's upcoming film with Vassishtha

Telugu Cinema is bringing back the tradition of starting films with music compositions, as seen in megastar Chiranjeevi's Mega 156's launch video. The makers commenced Mega 156 journey with a celebratory song composition, reviving earlier cinematic practices.

Hyderabad: The highly anticipated fantasy adventure film, Mega 156, starring megastar Chiranjeevi, is soon to go on floors. The grand launch of this magnum opus under the direction of Mallidi Vassishta of Bimbisara fame with the successful production house UV Creations, took place with a majestic pooja ceremony, attended by the film's entire team and special guests.

During the event, Megastar Chiranjeevi and his wife Smt Surekha handed over the script to the makers, marking the beginning of the proceedings. Allu Aravind had the honor of switching on the camera, while Raghavendra Rao set the clapboard into motion. Esteemed personalities such as VV Vinayak, Maruthi, and others were also present.

Reviving the tradition, the team initiated the film's music recording before the launch. Speaking on this occasion, music director MM Keeravani shared that UV Creations' 14th production venture happens to be Chiranjeevi's 156th movie, which will feature six songs. He said that it has been a tradition to commence the pooja formalities with music recording, and they wanted to revive that tradition. The music director further extended his best wishes to Vassishta, who shoulders the responsibility of the film.

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Lyricist Chandrabose expressed his gratitude while wishing everyone a happy Dussehra. He said he's delighted to be a part of such a rare and exceptional film and made sure to present some wonderful songs to the audience.

The movie, which is reported to be the costliest film to date for Chiranjeevi, will be produced by Vikram, Vamsi, and Pramod on a high budget. Chota K Naidu has been roped in as the cinematographer, while AS Prakash will take charge as the production designer, and Sushmita Konidela is the costume designer.

Sai Madhav Burra will provide dialogues, and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao and Santhosh Kamireddy will serve as the editors. The talented duo of Sri Siva Shakthi Datta and Chandrabose will write the lyrics, while Srinivas Gavireddy, Ganta Sridhar, Nimmagadda Srikanth, and Mayukh Adithya will contribute as script associates.