Natural Star Nani is currently leading the race as number 1 in the second league of star heroes. The dramatic improvement post-Bhale Bhale Magadivoyi locally in the two Telugu states with a terrific 2017 (MCA is yet to release) is the reason for that. He is already number 1 in the US among the second league.
However, to be regarded as the number 1 by everyone, Nani has to show equal dominance locally as he does in the US. Looking at the line up ahead for the year 2018, it sure does look the time to coronate him officially will be sooner rather than later.
Post-MCA, which releases in December 2017, Nani has Krishna Arjuna Yuddham in February 2018. It will be followed by shoots of multi starrer with Nagarjuna and Nenu Shailaja fame Kishore Tirumala’s upcoming. Apart from these two, he has a film with Hanu Raghavapudi and Vikram Kumar in the pipeline.
The line-up of films mentioned above gives him a clear edge over all the heroes belonging to his league. If Nani repeats his 2017 performance, it will be game over for all others. It will also be a big test for Nani as he might run the risk of creating movie fatigue for the audience, if there is not enough variation, remember Majnu? But if he manages to impress and score, Nani will undoubtedly emerge as a more prominent star and force to reckon with at the box office after 2018.
