Mahesh Babu's next starts without him

Even as actor Mahesh Babu is busy with A.R. Murugadoss’ Spyder, work on his next film has begun, with director Koratala Siva starting the shoot of Bharath Ane Nenu in Hyderabad on Monday.

“The film was launched seven months ago and the makers were confident of beginning work soon. However, with Spyder’s release getting postponed, Siva and team decided to go ahead and begin work so as to wrap up as much as possible since the pre-production was done too,” reveals a source, adding, “They are shooting scenes that do not require Mahesh’s presence. He may join sometime in June after a small holiday with his family.”Kiara Advani plays the female lead in the film which is being produced by D. V. V. Danayya. Devi Sri Prasad is scoring the film’s tunes.