Srikanth was all but written off. With even the big-ticket films, Shadow and Govindudu Andarivadele, not redeeming him as was expected, one thought that Sarrainodu is the only hope that he has to revive his sagging career. Then came Terror. Receiving unanimous appreciation for his studied portrayal of a temerous cop in Satish Kasetty's Terror, Srikanth is touted to have a good year ahead. Come April, he will have a big-ticket release. Although that's not a lead role, it will be a most visible one for Srikanth, given that he is playing Allu Arjun's babai.

For a long time now, Srikanth had no remarkable character that he could claim to be a memorable one. A talented and choosy character artiste that Srikanth has always been, films like Mahatma and Operation Duryodhana didn't happen often. At a time when young actors changed the audience's perception about male leads, Srikanth was deemed to be out of fashion. In the recent past, important roles have been played by Srikanth in films like Sri Rama Rajyam, Shirdi Sai, Shadow, and Govindudu Andarivadele, didn't yield expected results. Three of these were less-than-average grossers.

While Terrors don't happen often for a middle-aged actor like him, not even once a year, it's up to Srikanth to cherry pick roles going forward.