Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Tollywood's Return to 3D: 'Akhanda 2' Leads the Way
Get ready for a super exciting movie experience!
The new film 'Akhanda 2' starring Balakrishna is coming to theaters in 3D.
This means you'll feel like you're right in the middle of the action.
The filmmakers planned this from the start to make the movie even more thrilling.
They'll show it in both 3D and regular 2D in different cities.
Other big movies have also used 3D recently.
While it's a bit tricky to make movies in 3D, it makes the movie-watching experience much more fun.
Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Akhanda 2' to release in 3D for enhanced visual experience
Makers planned 3D release from the beginning to amplify action and visuals
Mix of 2D and 3D prints, with approximately 20% in 3D in major cities
Recent Tollywood films like 'Pushpa', 'Kalki 2898 AD', 'Adipurush', and 'Kanguva' also used 3D
3D offers sharper, more immersive experience but can be challenging to produce
- Who
- Makers of Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Akhanda 2'
- What
- Announcing the release of the film in 3D format
- When
- Recent announcement, with the film's release yet to be specified
- Where
- Worldwide release, with a mix of 2D and 3D prints in major cities
- Why
- To deliver a sharper, more immersive, visually richer experience and to draw more viewers to cinemas
Benefits of 3D
Challenges of 3D
Audience Experience
Benefits of 3D
Provides a sharper, more immersive, visually richer, and intense experience, with objects seeming to fly around and protrude from the screen, offering new thrills.
Challenges of 3D
The 3D filmmaking process is extremely tedious, with a stereographer constantly advising on camera angles and shot divisions, which can feel like a curtailment of creative freedom.
Filmmaking Approach
Benefits of 3D
3D has made a comeback, with star-studded films using it to amplify larger-than-life sequences and draw more viewers to cinemas as a significant technical value addition.
Challenges of 3D
Currently, most films are converted from 2D to 3D post-production, rather than being shot entirely in 3D, indicating a shift in production methods due to the challenges.
- Film Title
- Akhanda 2: Thaandavam
- Lead Actor
- Nandamuri Balakrishna
- Director
- Boyapati Sreenu
- Format
- 3D (with a mix of 2D prints)
- Release Strategy
- Approximately 20% of prints will be in 3D in major cities
- Producer
- Ram Achanta (14 Reels Plus)
- Recent 3D Films
- Pushpa, Kalki 2898 AD, Adipurush, Kanguva
