Once upon a time, Superstar Mahesh Babu was one of the top stars in Tollywood. But he seems to have lost that position thanks to his previous movies Bhramotsavam and Spyder which tanked at the box office.

The Spyder actor is reeling under immense pressure to deliver a blockbuster hit. He is working with Koratala Siva in Bharath Ane Nenu, a political drama. The duo had earlier collaborated for Srimanthudu which went on to become a super duper hit in Tollywood. Mahesh has pinned great hopes on Bharath Ane Nenu.

The makers are making every effort to rope in the best-be it actors or technicians. In this regard, renowned cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran known for his work in Mani Rathnam's Kannathil Muthamithal and SRK's My Name is Khan was signed on for Bharath Ane Nenu.

But if a recent rumour doing the rounds is anything to go by, then the cinematographer has opted out of the project for unknown reasons.

Now we hear that the filmmakers are planning to rope in cinematographer Thiru (of Janatha Garage fame) for Bharath Ane Nenu.

This has caused a great deal of concern for the makers as the shooting delay might affect the release date. It's worth mentioning here that Mahesh's fans got restless after his previous movie release got postponed several times before it hit theatres. Let's hope it won't be the case