Unstoppable
GenreTalk show
Written byB. V. S. Ravi
Directed by
  • Arun Seshkumar (2021–2022)
  • Ashim Sen (2022–present)
Presented byNandamuri Balakrishna
Music byMahati Swara Sagar
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22+1 (special episode)
Production
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Gnanam Subramaniam (2021–2023)
  • Diwakaran Raghunathan (2022–2023)
  • Surendra Rao (2023–present)
Editors
  • Santosh Mallipeddi (2021–2022)
  • Srishailam (2021–2022)
  • Nagendhar (2021–2022)
  • Surendher(2021–2023)
  • Sai Kumar (2021–2022)
  • Prashant Ummanthala (2022–2023)
  • Marri Shivashankar (2022–2023)
  • Saravanan (2022)
  • Satyanarayana (2023–present)
  • Karan Amigoo (2023–present)
  • Surendra Gavara (2023–present)
)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companySOL Productions
Original release
Networkaha
Release4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) –
present

Unstoppable (marketed as Unstoppable with NBK)[1] is an Indian Telugu-language web television talk show hosted by Nandamuri Balakrishna that premiered on 4 November 2021 on the streaming platform 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]

Production

In early October 2021, Nandamuri Balakrishna was approached by Aha for a talk show under the direction of Krish Jagarlamudi.[6] Filming began in Annapurna Studios with Balakrishna being injured during the shoot.[7] The show was formally announced in later October with 4 November 2021 as its premier date.[8] Prasanth Varma was hired to shoot the promotional teasers for the show.[9] The anthem song of the second season was sung by Roll Rida and composed by Mahati Swara Sagar.[10][11] Filming of the first episode featuring N. Chandrababu Naidu, was completed on 4 October 2022.[12] An episode featuring Pawan Kalyan was shot on 27 December 2022.[13][14]

First season of the third season was filmed in early-October 2023 and was premiered on 17 October 2023.[15][16] Second episode was filmed in mid-November 2023.[17]

Episodes

Season 1

EpisodePremiereGuest(s)
14 November 2021 (2021-11-04)Mohan Babu, Lakshmi Manchu, Vishnu Manchu
212 November 2021 (2021-11-12)Nani
33 December 2021 (2021-12-03)Brahmanandam and Anil Ravipudi
410 December 2021 (2021-12-10)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.
517 December 2021 (2021-12-17)S. S. Rajamouli, M. M. Keeravani
624 December 2021 (2021-12-24)Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Sukumar
731 December 2021 (2021-12-31)Ravi Teja, Gopichand Malineni
87 January 2022 (2022-01-07)Rana Daggubati
914 January 2022 (2022-01-14)Vijay Devarakonda, Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur
104 February 2022 (2022-02-04)Mahesh Babu, Vamshi Paidipally

Season 2

EpisodePremiereGuest(s)
114 October 2022 (2022-10-14)N. Chandrababu Naidu, Nara Lokesh
221 October 2022 (2022-10-21)Vishwak Sen, Siddhu Jonnalagadda
34 November 2022 (2022-11-04)Adivi Sesh, Sharwanand
425 November 2022 (2022-11-25)Kiran Kumar Reddy, Radhika Sarathkumar, K. R. Suresh Reddy
52 December 2022 (2022-12-02)D. Suresh Babu, Allu Aravind, K. Raghavendra Rao
623 December 2022 (2022-12-23)Jayasudha, Jaya Prada, Raashii Khanna
730 December 2022 (2022-12-30) (Part 1)
6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) (Part 2)		Gopichand, Prabhas
813 January 2023 (2023-01-13)Honey Rose, Duniya Vijay, Gopichand Malineni, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
92 February 2023 (2023-02-02) (Part 1)Pawan Kalyan, Sai Tej
1010 February 2023 (2023-02-10) (Part 2)Pawan Kalyan, Sai Tej

Season 3 (Limited Edition)

EpisodePremiereGuest(s)
117 October 2023 (2023-10-17)Anil Ravipudi, Kajal Aggarwal, Sree Leela, Arjun Rampal
To promote their film Bhagavanth Kesari.
224 November 2023 (2023-11-24)Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Sandeep Reddy Vanga
To promote their film Animal.

Reception

Reviewing the first episode of second season, 123Telugu stated that "first episode of Unstoppable 2 is more serious than fun".[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Unstoppable With NBK: Balakrishna recalls naughty moments from Mahesh Babu's childhood". PINKVILLA. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Stream NBK's Unstoppable on Aha". Aha Video. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Balakrishna's 'Unstoppable with NBK' becomes most-watched Telugu OTT show". The Times of India. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "IMDb Rates Balakrishna's Unstoppable With NBK as Top Talk Show in India". News18. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Unstoppable with NBK 2: Balakrishna, Chandrababu Naidu, Lokesh's first episode promo is LIT". Pinkvilla. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Nandamuri Balakrishna all set to make his OTT debut". The Indian Express. 6 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Nandamuri Balakrishna injured during shooting for talk show". Telangana Today. 9 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nandamuri Balakrishna's talk show Unstoppable with NBK to premiere on Nov 4, watch video". The Indian Express. 28 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "aha to kick-start season 2 of 'Unstoppable with NBK' with launch of 'Unstoppable' anthem". Telangana Today. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "'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. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Unstoppable With NBK 2: Chandra Babu Naidu and Lokesh's episode shoot wrapped up". 123telugu.com. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  13. ↑ K, Janani (27 December 2022). "Pawan Kalyan shoots with Nandamuri Balakrishna for Unstoppable With NBK. Leaked pics, videos". India Today. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "OTT Review : Unstoppable With NBK S2 E1 – More political and less entertainment". 123Telugu. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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