Director Buchi Babu Sana recently locked June 25 as the release date for Ram Charan’s Peddi, a period action drama co-starring Janhvi Kapoor. The move ended hopes of an early June release and has now placed Akhil Akkineni’s Lenin (featuring Meenakshi Chaudhary as the leading lady ) in a tricky situation, as the film is already slated for June 26. Both films are aiming at a wide release.
Akkineni Nagarjuna, one of the producers of Lenin, appears unfazed by the competition. The actor recently watched the first cut of his son’s rural romantic action entertainer and expressed immense confidence on social media. “I say this with confidence and pride… you are about to witness a new AKHIL on June 26, 2026. Mark the date,” he wrote, effectively reaffirming the planned release despite the looming clash.
watched the first cut of our film LENIN last night.
I say this with confidence and pride… you are about to witness a new AKHIL on June 26 2026.
mark the date!!!
see you in the theatres🔥— Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) April 29, 2026
Ram Charan and Akhil Akkineni share a close off-screen bond. Akhil had once described Charan as his “3 a.m. friend.” “Our bonding is more than that. I have a handful of friends and some people are very special, and Charan is right up there,” Akhil had said in an earlier interview. But friendship and business rarely operate on the same script in cinema. If both films hold their dates, Tollywood could witness one of its most interesting face-offs in recent times.
Fans are also wondering why Peddi doesn’t move to June 4, recently vacated by Toxic. The date offers a huge solo-release advantage. However, the likely hurdle could be pending post-production work and heavy VFX requirements.
Another possibility remains whether Lenin could shift to June 4 instead. Yet Nagarjuna’s emphatic June 26 post suggests the team has little intention of moving. As of now, Ram Charan and Akhil Akkineni appear headed for a high-stakes back-to-back box office showdown.
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