Chennai, Jan 14, 2026

Ace director Lokesh Kanakaraj is to direct Telugu star Allu Arjun’s 23rd film, tentatively being referred to as #AALoki, its makers announced on Wednesday.

Well known production house Mythri Movie Makers is to produce this film, the music of which is to be scored by one of the country’s top music directors, Anirudh.

Taking to its Instagram timeline, Mythri Movie Makers released an announcement video, saying, “A Collaboration that will be Eternal in Indian Cinema. Icon Star @alluarjunonline

Allu Arjun too posted the announcement video on his Instagram timeline and wrote,”I SAY 23. Goin’ on a spree. Low-Key G.Locked in mentally. That’s a guarantee !Excited about the new journey with the Maverick @lokesh.kanagaraj garu and at last with brother @anirudhofficial. Can’t wait for this one. #AALoki #AA23 #LK07 @mythriofficial”

Lokesh Kanakaraj, for his part, wrote on

This will be the third major project that Allu Arjun will be embarking upon. He already has at least two other magnum opus projects for which audiences are eagerly awaiting. The actor will be seen in the third installment of the blockbuster franchise ‘Pushpa’, which is being directed by ace director Sukumar. Apart from this, Allu Arjun is also working on his film with director Atlee, being tentatively referred to as AA22 X A6.

A22 X A6 is among the most eagerly awaited films in the industry. It may be recalled that the makers had, in June last year, welcomed actress Deepika Padukone onboard the film’s unit. Sun Pictures, the production house producing the film, had then shared a video of Atlee meeting Deepika Padukone and narrating the script to her. A clip they had released then gave a glimpse of Deepika Padukone’s motion capture portions in the film. The visuals gave the impression that Deepika Padukone was to play a queen, who would ride a horse and wield a sword in the film.(Agency)