Sarileru Nekkevvaru is the upcoming, 26th movie in Telugu Superstar Mahesh Babu's 20 years long career. With Anil Ravipudi helming the project, Mahesh Babu will be seen as an Army Major called Ajay Krishna, for whom Rashmika Mandanna is paired opposite, as the leading lady. In the beginning of July the director had stated that the first schedule was underway at Kashmir, and now he has updated on the progress of the second schedule. He wrote in his social media handle, "Second schedule progressing in full swing. A hilarious train ride awaits you in theaters this Sankranthi. Get ready to be entertained by Super Star @urstrulymahesh garu... #SarileruNekkevvaru".
Mahesh Babu

The lens for Sarileru Nekkevvaru is cranked by Rathnavelu aka randy and the music is composed by Rock star, Devi Sri Prasad. Along with Mahesh Babu  and Rashmika Mandanna, the movie also features Jagapati Babu and Vijayashanthi.

Sarileru Neekevvaru is bankrolled by Sri Venkateswara creations, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and AK Entertainments. The crew is aiming for 2020 Sankranthi release, which would be clashing with Allu Arjun- Trivikram's project AA 19.