Puli and Khaleja have one more thing in common, other than the fact that these two are the most-awaited films in recent Tollwood history. One starring Pawan Kalyan and the other, Mahesh Babu, the films are produced by Singanamala Ramesh on Kanakaratna Movies.

These are also the films that have been unusually delayed and their release date is not in the sight. Well, if Puli has been on the floors for more than 18 months, the Mahesh Babu-Trivikram film saw a grand launch more than a year back.

The sorry fact is that the latter is not releasing sooner than August. With the Pawan Kalyan-SJ Surya film, no one is sure about the date. Die-hard optimists speculate that it will be in May, that's by the very earliest.

Interestingly, Puli has only two songs left to be filmed, while Khalleja is re-scheduled for shooting later. Meanwhile, Mahesh will begin his work for a film to be directed by Sreenu Vaitla.

The question is, has the delay got something to do with the fact that they are produced by the same banner?