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SS Rajamouli Unveils Time-Travel Adventure Film ‘Varanasi,’ with Elements of Hindu Mythology

  • On Saturday in Hyderabad, S.S. Rajamouli, filmmaker, unveiled the film Varanasi to over 50,000 attendees.
  • The makers issued faux passports as entry passes, but organisers clarified on social media that physical passes were mandatory for access, framing it as part of a two-year project journey.
  • Mahesh Babu, Telugu superstar, appears as Rudhra in the nearly four-minute teaser mixing time travel and Hindu mythology, entering Saturday atop a mechanical white bull while wielding a trishul.
  • Set for summer of 2027, Varanasi will screen in IMAX, with music composer MM Keeravani confirming the release timing and attachment to the project.
  • Built on hits like RRR and Baahubali two-part series, S.S. Rajamouli reunites Mahesh Babu with Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran, with Chopra Jonas returning to Indian cinema after several Hollywood projects.
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Indian Express broke the news in India on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
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