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Everything the desk has filed on Varanasi.
Chiranjeevi’s Vishwambhara is shifting to March 2027 to dodge a direct clash with SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi, which hits theatres on April 7. The move follows confirmation that Kaaka remains locked on January 13, 2027.
SS Rajamouli has opened up about why Varanasi, his first film with Mahesh Babu, is personally his biggest swing yet, tying it to years of feeling let down by how the Ramayana has been shown on screen.
SS Rajamouli’s next film, Varanasi, is set for release on April 7, 2027, according to Telugu360. The announcement comes as the director celebrates his birthday today — October 10, 2026 — with fans and industry figures alike flooding social media with well-wishes. The film, which has reportedly entered its final shooting stages, marks another step in Rajamouli’s mission to push Indian cinema...
SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi is set for April 7, 2027, with Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra, and Prithviraj Sukumaran in lead roles. Producer SS Karthikeya says the film’s action will be unlike anything seen before — and possibly eligible for the new Oscars stunt category starting in 2028.
Industry trackers say Rajamouli’s upcoming Varanasi could earn about ₹775 crore globally, beating Pushpa 2’s ₹625 crore record, thanks to Mahesh Babu’s star power and early rights deals.
SS Rajamouli's Varanasi, starring Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, is being shot in IMAX and scheduled for release on April 7, 2027, as the director completes 25 years in cinema.
Twenty-five years after Student No. 1, SS Rajamouli's filmography spans Baahubali, RRR and now Varanasi, a Mahesh Babu film trade sources expect to collect thousands of crores at the box office.
Mahesh Babu turned up at a Delhi airport with a clean‑shaven visage, confirming that the Varanasi schedule is 90% complete. A March 2027 trailer and a possible Hollywood cut add extra buzz to the April 7 release.
On PM Modi's 76th birthday, Rajnath Singh and Yogi Adityanath launched the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan in Varanasi, flagging off a bike yatra to Vadnagar that will run until October 7.
A picture claiming to show the Varanasi set, complete with a dinosaur and towering temple structures, has gone viral, though nobody has confirmed it's real or from the film at all.
On Vinayaka Chavithi, several small-budget Telugu films used the festival to drop posters and glimpses. Big-ticket productions including Varanasi, Vishwambhara, Spirit and Dragon stayed silent, raising questions about promotional strategy.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared a photo of herself and daughter Malti Marie in matching white outfits with a red cherry print, captioning it 'home is where the heart is.'
South Indian cinema's Hindi box office momentum has cooled after recent flops from Ram Charan, Jr NTR and Yash, but a 2027 slate led by Allu Arjun's Raaka, Prabhas' Spirit and Mahesh Babu's Varanasi aims to restore it.