Tollywood’s Sankranthi 2026: Final Release Dates Announced

According to the competition heating up over the Sankranthi race for 2026 season and the festival field almost fully set, various giants are likely to struggle at the box office this time: starting with Chiranjeevi, Prabhas, Ravi Teja, Sharwanand, and Naveen Polishetty. Least but not the last; the dubbed versions featuring Vijay and Sivakarthikeyan are now joining the festival fever.

It is now in the fast lane for the production companies to decide for strong promotional things, theatre allocasions for the festive season. Watch out! The race for Sankranthi is being set as follows:

Prabhas Raja Saab is to stand on January 9 with Jana Nayagan of Vijay, together in the name of a possible big opener in recent years of the fest wave.

January 14th will have the competition between Anaganaga Oka Raju of Naveen Polishetty and Parasakthi of Sivakarthikeyan- a splendid mix of comedy and drama.

On Narumei, the dates for Ravi Teja and Sharwanand were also booked, which means movie lovers are in for a thrilling festive season.

A complete, up-to-date schedule for the January 2026 Telugu film releases are as follows.

📅 January 9

• Prabhas – Raja Saab
• Vijay – Jana Nayagan

📅 January 12

• Chiranjeevi – Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu

📅 January 13

• Ravi Teja – Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi

📅 January 14

• Naveen Polishetty – Anaganaga Oka Raju
• Sivakarthikeyan – Parasakthi

📅 January 15

• Sharwanand – Naari Naari Naduma Murari

With seventy major films launching back to back, Sankranthi 2026 might turn out to be a grippingly fierce contest and the among the most competitive festive season in Tollywood's contemporary history. Expect high-octane promotions, whopping pre-sale ticket sales, and frenetic mass entertainment on a four-day weekend.