They are brothers. They are buddies, too.

But soon they may end up as rivals, also.

Blame it on time, err, actually timing.

Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan, who take so much interest in each others career, may soon be pitted up against each other.

Have they fallen out? No, quite simply, the duos respective films Shankar Dada MBBs and Gudumba Shankar, are now slated for August release.

Shankar Dada MBBS, which was actually scheduled to hit the screens this month itself, is getting delayed for some reasons.

This means that the two Shankars are on a collision course.

Industry watchers are quite bemused at the turn of events. The two brothers are smart cookies. They wouldn't allow anything of that kind, is the general belief. So one of the Shankars may be actually further delayed.

When your affectionate brother is your competitor, the competition is only fun.