‘Varanasi’: SS Rajamouli’s masterpiece with Mahesh Babu release date & more related news here

The film, which marks the maiden collaboration of Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu, will hit the screens on April 7, 2027. The makers announced the development with a new poster. The poster shows a meteor crashing into the Earth, hinting at an apocalyptic situation.

Billed as a “globe-trotter”, the film is touted to combine a cosmic disaster with ancient Indian mythology. In the first look of the film, released on November 16, 2025, Mahesh Babu’s character was seen riding a mechanical white bull. The look mirrored the actor’s fierce first screen appearance as a bloodstained warrior wielding a trident.

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Rajamouli has revealed that an important sequence is inspired by “an important episode of the Ramayana”. The filmmaker said he never expected to tackle that material so soon. “As I wrote every scene and every dialogue, I felt like I was floating,” he told fans, adding that the 60-day shoot of the sequence was one of the most challenging of his career.

Prithviraj plays the antagonist, named Kumbha, while Priyanka plays a character named Mandakini. The first look posters of both actors from Varanasi They have created enough buzz for the film. The film is filmed for IMAX exhibition.