After String of Flops, Top Tollywood Producer to Turn Director

Noted producer Anil Sunkara, who is reeling under flops like ‘Agent’ and ‘Bhola Shankar,’ is planning to wield the megaphone to bounce back into the reckoning. “Probably he lost confidence in directors and is thinking of going behind the camera to deliver a smashing hit to revive his sagging fortunes,” says a source and adds, “Anil Sunkara has directed a film ‘Action 3D’ featuring Allari Naresh in the past, but it didn’t set the box office on fire. Undeterred, he is getting ready to don the director’s cap once again for a big-ticket entertainer. He has asked his team to weave an interesting story to regain his winning habit,” he adds.

After losing massive amounts in star-studded movies like ‘Bhola Shankar’ and ‘Agent,’ the entrepreneur-turned-producer has been facing financial woes. “He has lost around Rs 80 crores in these two films and has to deliver a blockbuster to repay the loans and resurrect his banner, which has churned out many films in the last 10 years,” the source points out.

Recently, he tasted massive success with comic caper ‘Samajavaragamana’ and proved that he could judge comedies more than commercial potboilers. “Of course, ‘Samarajavaragamana’ was a sleeper hit and garnered more than Rs 22 crores. He needs a few more such hits to breathe easy,” the source concludes.