When problems come they come in a battalion.

It is a tired, weather-beaten cliche.

But there is nothing old about Nitin's problems. They are fresh as today's daisy.

The boy-faced actor has had the most inauspicious start to new year. His Dhairiyam is not only a flop but has seen him fall out with his mentor Teja.

Nitin is reportedly not amused with Teja's behavior of late. Nitin's father, Sudhakar Reddy, one of the producers of Dhairiyam, has also no love lost for Teja.

Meanwhile, amidst the entire unseemly hullabaloo over Dhairiyam, the IT sleuths are also said to have paid a silent visit to the young hero's place.

Elsewhere, away from Dhairiyam, Nitin's next film also ran into problem when the director Vasanthbalan had to be removed mid way.

Though Nithin ended 2004 decently with Sye, his major disappointment in that year was the failure of Sri Anjaneyam.

He had set high hopes on that. With that film failing, his bad run continued. Sye was appreciated but did not get as much business as was originally expected.

Nitin must be hoping to come out of the rut with his next movie. If that fails, he will have to wait for the one his daddy is planning with him in the lead.

Perhaps Pa dearest can bail him out.