'Zombie Reddy', directed by 'AWE' director Prasanth Varma, is not going to hit the screens for this Sankranthi. The release of the film, which is the first zombie thriller in Telugu, has been deferred.

Shot in the pandemic, the film will now release on February 5. "We had announced the release for Sankranthi. Post this, several people advised me not to release the movie for now. So, we have kept our film in quarantine. When the movie releases on Feb 5, please do watch it only in theatres by observing covid discipline," the director, who is known for Rajasekhar's 'Kalki', added.

Starring Teja Sajja of 'Oh Baby' fame, its trailer was recently unveiled by Prabhas. Anandhi and Daksha Nagarkar are part of the cast. Also featuring Prudhvi, Get-Up Sreenu, Raghu Babu, Harshavardhan, RJ Hemanth, Kireeti, Hari Teja, Adhurs Raghu and Mahesh Vitta, the film is produced by Raj Shekar Varma on Apple Tree Studios. With the screenplay by Scriptsville, the film has cinematography by Anith. Music is by Mark K Robin. Sri Nagendra Tangala is the art director.