What's Holding Rudhramadevi Back?

Telugu Cinema is flourishing with stupendous hits like Baahubali, Sreemanthudu. However, this is only one side of a coin. On other hand, several films, including big-ticket films are lying in cans and struggling to have a release. Gunsekhar's Rudhramadevi is classic example for the latter case. After seeing lot of dates for its release, Gunasekhar announced that the movie would hit the screens on Sep 4. And yes, he did fail again to keep his word and the movie is not seeing the light of the day as planned. The latest reports have it that the movie has been postponed to a later date which has not been finalised yet.

Buzz is that director-producer Gunasekhar owes money to several financiers including PVP. Until he clears the pending dues, he couldn't release Rudhramadevi. With the movie being delayed and delayed, the interest rates for the debt said to have been piled up drastically and this is a worrisome. It's learnt that Gunasekhar spent a bomb on the film by risking all his assets and it goes without saying that this film is his life. Such a big-budget film lying in cans and not able to see the light is definitely a sad state of affairs.

Meanwhile, fans of Anushka Shetty are disappointed and venting their anger on director Gunasekhar for not releasing the film for longtime. Though Anushka's Baahubali: The Beginning was released, she confined to de-glam role as Devasena and even her up next film Size Zero (Slated for Oct 2 release) has Fatty Anushka and hence all of her fans are eagerly waiting to watch Rudhramadevi. Touted to be India's first historical stereoscopic 3D film, many expected that the film would cash on the Baahubali's success. It seems, Guna missed the bus again. Now, what's the next probable release date for Rudhramadevi?