Talking about Beyond Fest, it is a popular film festival that showcases critically acclaimed movies. Before Devara, Jr NTR and Ram Charan starrer RRR was screened at the festival. As per Beyond Fest’s official page, around 82 features will be screened at four theaters this year. Alongside Devara, films like Salem’s Lot, Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color, The Apprentice, and Shin Godzilla: ORTHOchromatic, among others.
Meanwhile, Jr NTR left for LA a day after chaos ensued in Hyderabad over the cancellation of Devara pre-release event. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the makers of the film had to cancel the event. Following that, the crowd went berserk as they began to vandalize the area out of anger.
Soon after, Devara makers issued a statement and apologized for canceling the event last minute. They stated that it was not favorable for them to host an outdoor event amid heavy rains in the area over the past few weeks.
Devara makers stated, “We were eagerly waiting for this day as we’ve worked hard on this film for years and wanted to celebrate it on a grand scale especially since it’s the first solo release of our beloved Man of Masses NTR after 6 years.”
Check out their full statement below:
Meanwhile, Devara starring Jr NTR, Saif Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor and Prakash Raj among others will hit the big screens on September 27.
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