The young hero Naveen Polishetty really shows off his acting chops in his new movie, Anaganaga Oka Raju. The film has absolutely shattered records following its Sankranthi special release in 2026 - and all credit for that should really go to Naveen. As people often say, success in a movie comes from a whole bunch of different factors, so it's only fair we give Naveen the bulk of the credit.
Despite all the challenges the production team faced while making Anaganaga Oka Raju - and they certainly had some pretty tough times to get through - the thing that really kept them pushing forward was Naveen. It took the team two whole years to finish the project. That's a very long time for a movie to be in the works, and to be honest, it wasn't without its problems. Naveen stuck with it, though - and it really shows in the numbers the film is pulling in at the box office right now.
Naveen's career has really come a long way since he started out working in Bollywood. He went from doing small roles to getting his big break in Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya, and then he really put himself on the map with roles in Jathi Ratnalu and Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty. But with this latest film, it's clear he's got real star power.
The wait of two whole years for the film to finally get made has been the talk of the town. Fans were calling it the "Two-Year" wait. So why did it take so long? Naveen had been pretty badly hurt in a minor accident and needed some time to recover. Now everyone's wondering what he's got planned next - and fans are a bit nervous about it: they're worried he'll take just as long to get the next project off the ground because other up and coming stars are going to start getting more and more attention.
In an interview on Balakrishna's show Unstoppable, Naveen had some interesting things to say. He reckoned that he just needed to get the fans happy with what he does, and then the box office figures will take care of themselves. He made a good point too - the film industry is a fast moving beast, and fans are always expecting the next big thing. So it makes sense to take all the time you need to get it just right.