Devara Part 2 is officially going on floors in May 2026, with producer Sudhakar Mikkilineni of Yuvasudha Arts confirming the production timeline and targeting a 2027 theatrical release. Director Koratala Siva has locked the final script, and Jr NTR returns alongside Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan for the second chapter of the sea-set action epic. The confirmation ends months of speculation around whether the sequel would happen at all — driven by Devara Part 1’s mixed commercial performance — and signals that the team has spent the intervening period not retreating, but rebuilding the film into something larger than what Part 1 promised.
When Is Devara Part 2 Releasing?
Devara Part 2 goes into production in May 2026 and is targeting a 2027 theatrical release. Trade analysts place the most likely release windows at either Sankranti 2027 (January) or the summer 2027 window — both premium Telugu release slots that match the film’s pan-India commercial scale. A teaser is reportedly being planned for May 20, 2026 — Jr NTR’s birthday — before production even officially begins, an unusual move that reflects the team’s intent to rebuild audience momentum early.
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Film | Devara Part 2 |
| Director | Koratala Siva |
| Producer | Sudhakar Mikkilineni (Yuvasudha Arts) |
| Lead | Jr NTR |
| Female Lead | Janhvi Kapoor |
| Antagonist | Saif Ali Khan |
| Shoot Start | May 2026 |
| Expected Release | 2027 (Sankranti or Summer) |
| Budget | ₹400–500 crore (est.) |
| Language | Telugu (with Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada dubs) |
Why Is Part 2 Still Happening After Part 1’s Mixed Run?
Devara Part 1, released in September 2024, collected approximately ₹400–500 crore worldwide against a production budget of ₹250–300 crore. The numbers looked strong on paper — it became the third highest-grossing Telugu film of 2024 — but Jr NTR himself publicly acknowledged that the film underperformed relative to expectations and its budget. Mixed audience reception and a box office run that fell short of what a film of that scale needed to comfortably profit meant Devara Part 2’s future became an active question in the Telugu industry.
The decision to press forward — and at a 30% higher budget of ₹400–500 crore — is being driven by one specific calculation: Koratala Siva has spent the delay rewriting. The director reportedly went back into the script after Part 1’s reception, identifying and fixing the dramatic weaknesses that drew criticism — primarily the film’s pacing and the underdevelopment of its emotional core. The May 2026 production start is not the same film with a bigger budget. It is, in theory, a significantly improved story using the resources that Part 1’s performance still unlocked.
What Will Devara Part 2 Be About?
Devara Part 1 ended with its central conflict unresolved — setting up the rise of Varda, Devara’s son, as the film’s next narrative force. Part 2 is expected to centre on Varda’s trajectory: whether he continues what Devara built, dismantles it, or becomes something that neither Devara nor his enemies anticipated. Saif Ali Khan‘s antagonist character, one of the more compelling elements of Part 1, returns and is expected to have a substantially expanded role in the sequel. Janhvi Kapoor reprises her role alongside NTR, with the emotional stakes of the family dynamic carrying through from the first film.
Reports also indicate Koratala Siva is in discussions to bring in a major new addition to the cast — with either Ranbir Kapoor or Ranveer Singh being considered for a pivotal role. If confirmed, that casting would make Devara Part 2 one of the most ambitious pan-India cast assemblies in Telugu film history, pairing NTR and Saif Ali Khan with one of Bollywood’s two biggest male stars of the current generation.
What Is Jr NTR’s Position Heading Into Devara 2?
NTR enters Devara Part 2 in a meaningfully different commercial position than he was in during Part 1. He completed War 2 — the Hrithik Roshan-led YRF spy franchise sequel — in early 2026, a pan-India Hindi film that exposed him to a mass Hindi-belt audience at a scale only RRR had managed before. Devara Part 2 will be his return to Telugu cinema after that Bollywood detour, and the Hindi audience familiarity built through War 2 could directly benefit the sequel’s Hindi box office performance — one of the areas where Part 1 left significant money on the table.