📌 Key Points
- Bombshell! NTR-Neel film drags to 2027. Fans fume at 2-year wait.
- Fury erupts: Neel’s Salaar-like delays shatter fan hopes. Hype crashes.
- Director’s style under fire: Repetitive sets? Wasting Tarak’s prime?
- ‘Dragon’ title surfaces! Will May 20th clear the air or fuel more doubts?
The highly anticipated NTR-Prashanth Neel collaboration, now reportedly pushed to a 2027 release, has sparked widespread dismay among Tarak fans. This shocking delay, echoing ‘Salaar’s’ production woes, has intensified criticism. Many are questioning if Neel’s famously extensive filmmaking style is unduly consuming valuable time, leading to growing concerns about its impact on top actors’ careers and fan expectations.
Delay Stuns Fans, Criticisms Mount
The film starring the NTR-Prashanth Neel combination is likely to be postponed until 2027, a shocking development that has left fans expressing severe dissatisfaction. They are criticizing this project, too, for facing delays similar to ‘Salaar’. Music director Ravi Basrur has hinted that the Tarak-Neel film might be postponed to 2027, meaning fans will have to wait another two years for its release. Criticisms are also mounting that Neel is wasting valuable time of actors with his extensive making style, just like with ‘Salaar’.
Makers are reportedly considering ‘Dragon’ as the title for this film. Tarak fans had initially hoped that the collaboration between Tarak and Neel would shatter industry records. However, leaks emerging from the film set have reportedly disheartened them, leaving them to wonder if it will even make it to theaters, let alone break records.
Indeed, the film was initially touted for a January 2026 release, then June 25. Fans had hoped to enjoy Tarak’s powerhouse performance at least by summer. But now, the prevailing talk is that the film will directly move to 2027, forcing Tarak’s fans to wait for another two years. Fans, who have already waited for years for ‘Devara’, are finding it incredibly difficult to digest that Neel’s film is following the same path. While it is being stated that the delays are for the sake of achieving better film quality, netizens on social media are fiercely criticizing it as a deliberate and prolonged affair. Trade pundits, on the other hand, are warning that if film dates continue to shift in the name of visual effects and world-building, the existing hype might significantly dwindle. These concerns were further amplified when music director Ravi Basrur recently hinted in interviews that the film is likely to be postponed.
‘Salaar’ Delays Echo: Hype, Style Doubts Loom
Similar issues arose with ‘Salaar’, fueling criticisms that Neel’s making style is wasting valuable time for heroes. Rumors have long circulated that this film will be titled ‘Dragon’, with Neel, who previously compared Prabhas to a dinosaur, now reportedly drawing parallels between NTR and a dragon. It remains to be seen what the makers will confirm. While the title sounds promising, doubts are rising among fans if the making will once again feature the same dark sets and desert-based fight sequences. Although a major highlight is said to be a fight sequence shot in the Jordan desert, there’s widespread speculation that it will resemble certain scenes from ‘Salaar’.
Despite teasers about Rukmini Vasanth as the heroine and Anil Kapoor in a political role, the real question is whether the same dedication given to NTR’s body transformation has been equally invested in the script. Tarak fans, who were thrilled by his recently viral muscular look, are now worried if this craze will sustain until the film’s eventual release in 2027. With NTR’s birthday on May 20th, everyone is eagerly awaiting any special glimpse from the film. It remains to be seen if Neel will be magnanimous enough to provide clarity on the title then. However, there is also talk that since Neel’s ‘KGF 1’ and ‘Salaar’ became super hits by releasing in December, he might be pushing this film back by so many years again for his ‘December’ sentiment. Only time will tell whether this date change, as rumored, will be a plus or a minus for NTR’s career.
Looking Ahead
The 2027 delay for #NTR31 is a bold gamble. While Neel’s ‘December sentiment’ brings hits, sustaining Tarak’s buzz for years tests patience. May 20th awaits clarity. Will this wait propel NTR to new heights, or prove a costly gamble where time is truly wasted?
