Confirmed! 'Saaho' gets new release date

Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer 'Saaho' has got a new release date. The action-thriller will now hit the screens on August 30.

Mumbai: The makers of Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer 'Saaho' have officially confirmed a new release date of the film.

'Saaho' which was scheduled to hit the screens on August 15 has been pushed to August 30.

UV creations issued an official statement regarding the date change on Friday. It stated that the reason for delaying the release is to bring finesse to the action sequences.

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Earlier, the reason behind date change was reported to be a box office clash with Sharwanand-starrer 'Ranarangam' and Adivi Sesh's 'Evaru' releasing on the same day.

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Notably, two big Bollywood releases, Akshay Kumar's 'Mission Mangal' and John Abraham starrer 'Batla House' are also set to hit the screens on August 15.

'Saaho' has an ensemble cast of Jackie Shroff, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mandira Bedi, Chunky Pandey, Mahesh Manjrekar, Arun Vijay and Murali Sharma, among others.

The movie has been shot in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi at several stunning locations in and out of the country.

Directed by Sujeeth, 'Saaho' is jointly bankrolled by T-series, V. Vamshi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati.