Though
Vijay
Deverakonda
hasn't
tasted
box
office
success
in
a
while,
he
is
still
considered
to
be
one
of
the
hottest
properties
in
the
South
film
industry.
His
last
outing,
World
Famous
Lover,
turned
out
to
be
a
big
disappointment
but
filmmakers
are
still
queuing
up
to
sign
the
good-looking
lad.
In
fact,
Vijay
is
giving
quite
a
competition
to
his
contemporaries
despite
having
a
not-so-impressive
track
record
at
the
ticket
windows
off
late.
We
say
so
because
Varun
Tej,
who
is
currently
shooting
for
his
upcoming
boxing
drama,
apparently
wants
to
release
his
film
before
Vijay's
Fighter
arrives
in
the
cinema
halls.
Since
both
the
movies
revolve
around
boxing,
its
but
obvious
that
comparisons
will
be
drawn
between
them.
Hence
to
avoid
the
same,
Varun
wants
his
untitled
project
to
come
out
in
theatres
first,
as
per
a
report
in
greatandhra.com.
So
while
the
makers
of
Vijay
starrer
Fighter
are
yet
to
lock
the
release
date,
Varun
Tej's
boxing
drama,
on
the
other
hand,
is
set
to
release
on
July
30.
Being
helmed
by
first
time
director
Kiran
Korrapati,
the
movie
went
on
floors
last
month
in
Vizag
and
the
makers
are
eyeing
to
wrap
up
the
film
by
May
so
they
don't
miss
the
deadline.
Talking
about
Fighter,
the
film
stars
Bollywood
actress
Ananya
Panday
in
the
lead
alongside
Vijay.
Noted
filmmaker
Puri
Jagannadh
is
directing
the
project
whereas
Karan
Johar
is
producing
it.
Since
Fighter
will
mark
Vijay's
debut
in
Bollywood,
fans
are
eagerly
looking
forward
to
the
movie
and
what's
in
store
for
them.
Currently,
Vijay
and
Ananya
are
shooting
in
and
around
Mumbai
for
Puri's
directorial
venture
and
the
two
are
expected
to
finish
the
film
by
July
which
means
Varun
Tej's
decision
won't
backfire.
At
least,
that's
what
it
seems
like
as
of
now.
Rest,
only
time
will
tell.