Unstoppable (marketed as Unstoppable with NBK)[1] is an Indian Telugu-language web television talk show hosted by Nandamuri Balakrishna. Unstoppable was premiered on 4 November 2021 on Aha.[2] The first season became the most watched show on Aha with over 40 crore (400 million) streaming minutes.[3] It has become the top-rated talk show in India on IMDb.[4] Second season was premiered on 14 October 2022.[5] Third season was a limited edition and premiered on 17 October 2023. Fourth season was premiered on 25 October 2024.[6]
Unstoppable | |
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Also known as | Unstoppable with NBK |
Genre | Talk show |
Written by | B. V. S. Ravi |
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Presented by | Nandamuri Balakrishna |
Music by | Mahati Swara Sagar |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Telugu |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 22+1 (special episode) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Production company | SOL Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Aha |
Release | 4 November 2021 present | –
Production
editIn early October 2021, Nandamuri Balakrishna was approached by Aha for a talk show under the direction of Krish Jagarlamudi.[7] Filming began in Annapurna Studios with Balakrishna being injured during the shoot.[8] The show was formally announced in late-October with 4 November 2021 as its premier date.[9] Prasanth Varma was hired to shoot the promotional teasers for the show.[10] The anthem song of the second season was sung by Roll Rida and composed by Mahati Swara Sagar.[11][12] Filming of the first episode featuring N. Chandrababu Naidu, was completed on 4 October 2022.[13] An episode featuring Pawan Kalyan was shot on 27 December 2022.[14][15]
First episode of the third season was filmed in early-October 2023 and was premiered on 17 October 2023.[16][17] Second episode was filmed in mid-November 2023.[18]
In early-October 2024, fourth season was announced with an animated trailer announcing the launch date as 25 October 2024.[19][20] First episode of the fourth season featuring Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu was filmed on 20 October 2024 at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad.[21][22] The second episode was originally scheduled to feature the cast of Kanguva and was shot on 24 October 2024.[23][24] But, due to the unknown reasons another episode featuring cast and crew of Lucky Baskhar was decided to be the second episode.[25] It was shot on 28 October 2024, while the episode featuring the cast of Kanguva was streamed as the third episode.[26]
Episodes
editSeason 1
editEpisode | Premiere | Guest(s) | |
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1 | 4 November 2021 | Mohan Babu, Lakshmi Manchu, Vishnu Manchu | |
2 | 12 November 2021 | Nani | |
3 | 3 December 2021 | Brahmanandam and Anil Ravipudi | |
4 | 10 December 2021 | Boyapati Srinu, Srikanth, S. Thaman, Pragya Jaiswal | |
Geetha Madhuri, Sri Krishna and others have performed the song "Jai Balayya" from the soundtrack album of the film Akhanda. | |||
5 | 17 December 2021 | S. S. Rajamouli, M. M. Keeravani | |
6 | 24 December 2021 | Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Sukumar | |
7 | 31 December 2021 | Ravi Teja, Gopichand Malineni | |
8 | 7 January 2022 | Rana Daggubati | |
9 | 14 January 2022 | Vijay Devarakonda, Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur | |
10 | 4 February 2022 | Mahesh Babu, Vamshi Paidipally |
Season 2
editEpisode | Premiere | Guest(s) |
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1 | 14 October 2022 | N. Chandrababu Naidu, Nara Lokesh |
2 | 21 October 2022 | Vishwak Sen, Siddhu Jonnalagadda |
3 | 4 November 2022 | Adivi Sesh, Sharwanand |
4 | 25 November 2022 | Kiran Kumar Reddy, Radhika Sarathkumar, K. R. Suresh Reddy |
5 | 2 December 2022 | D. Suresh Babu, Allu Aravind, K. Raghavendra Rao |
6 | 23 December 2022 | Jayasudha, Jaya Prada, Raashii Khanna |
7 | 30 December 2022 6 January 2023 (Part 2) | (Part 1)
Gopichand, Prabhas |
8 | 13 January 2023 | Honey Rose, Duniya Vijay, Gopichand Malineni, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar |
9 | 2 February 2023 | (Part 1)Pawan Kalyan, Sai Tej |
10 | 10 February 2023 | (Part 2)Pawan Kalyan, Sai Tej |
Season 3 (Limited Edition)
editEpisode | Premiere | Guest(s) | |
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1 | 17 October 2023 | Anil Ravipudi, Kajal Aggarwal, Sree Leela, Arjun Rampal | |
To promote their film Bhagavanth Kesari. | |||
2 | 24 November 2023 | Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Sandeep Reddy Vanga | |
To promote their film Animal. | |||
3 | 22 December 2023 | Suhasini Maniratnam, Harish Shankar, Shriya Saran, and Jayanth Paranjee | |
A lively conversations and fun with NBK and the guests. |
Season 4
editEpisode | Premiere | Guest(s) |
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1 | 25 October 2024 | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
2 | 31 October 2024 | Dulquer Salmaan, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Venky Atluri, Suryadevara Naga Vamsi |
3 | 8 November 2024 | Suriya, Bobby Deol, Siva |
4 | 15 November 2024 | Allu Arjun, Allu Nirmala (Part 1) |
Reception
editReviewing the first episode of second season, 123Telugu stated that "first episode of Unstoppable 2 is more serious than fun".[27]
References
edit- ^ "Unstoppable With NBK: Balakrishna recalls naughty moments from Mahesh Babu's childhood". PINKVILLA. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Stream NBK's Unstoppable on Aha". Aha Video. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Balakrishna's 'Unstoppable with NBK' becomes most-watched Telugu OTT show". The Times of India. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "IMDb Rates Balakrishna's Unstoppable With NBK as Top Talk Show in India". News18. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Unstoppable with NBK 2: Balakrishna, Chandrababu Naidu, Lokesh's first episode promo is LIT". Pinkvilla. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Devulapally, Aditya (20 October 2024). "NBK's Unstoppable S04 starts rolling with AP CM Chandra Babu Naidu". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Nandamuri Balakrishna all set to make his OTT debut". The Indian Express. 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Nandamuri Balakrishna injured during shooting for talk show". Telangana Today. 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Nandamuri Balakrishna's talk show Unstoppable with NBK to premiere on Nov 4, watch video". The Indian Express. 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Nandamuri Balakrishna and director Prashant Varma unveil Unstoppable with NBK season 2 teaser, watch". The Times of India. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "aha to kick-start season 2 of 'Unstoppable with NBK' with launch of 'Unstoppable' anthem". Telangana Today. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "'Unstoppable with NBK season 2' set for a grand event; here's what director Prashant Varma has to say about the teaser". The Times of India. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Unstoppable With NBK 2: Chandra Babu Naidu and Lokesh's episode shoot wrapped up". 123telugu.com. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ K, Janani (27 December 2022). "Pawan Kalyan shoots with Nandamuri Balakrishna for Unstoppable With NBK. Leaked pics, videos". India Today. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Goud, Priyanka (27 December 2022). "Pawan Kalyan at Unstoppable with NBK 2: Promo to viral BTS moments, 5 exciting things about episode". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Devasankar, S (5 October 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Nandamuri Balakrishna to return as host for Unstoppable 3; Filming may commence this Dussehra". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Balakrishna's Unstoppable Limited edition with the 'Bhagavanth Kesari' team to premiere on October 17". The Times of India. 12 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna pose with Nandamuri Balakrishna as Team Animal shoots for Unstoppable with NBK". The Indian Express. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ B, Satya (12 October 2024). "Unstoppable Trailer: The Massiest superhero is here". Gulte. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Watch: Nandamuri Balakrishna's Unstoppable With NBK Season 4 Promo". News18. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Desam, A. B. P. (20 October 2024). "'అన్స్టాపబుల్'కు ఏపీ సీఎం చంద్రబాబు - గ్రాండ్ వెల్కం ఇచ్చిన 'ఆహా' టీమ్!". telugu.abplive.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ ABN (20 October 2024). "Unstoppable Show: అన్స్టాపబుల్ సీజన్-4 టాక్ షోలో సీఎం చంద్రబాబు సందడి." Andhrajyothy Telugu News (in Telugu). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Unstoppable with NBK Kanguva episode: When, where to watch Suriya and team speak on the show". OTTPlay. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Pic Talk: Suriya on the sets of Unstoppable with NBK S4 | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". 123telugu.com. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Dulquer Salmaan shares his car secrets and meeting wife Amal Sufiya in school during Unstoppable with NBK Season 4; Deets Inside". PINKVILLA. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Unstoppable with NBK: When and where to watch Dulquer Salmaan's Lucky Baskhar episode". OTTPlay. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "OTT Review : Unstoppable With NBK S2 E1 – More political and less entertainment". 123Telugu. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.