Here's everything you need to know about Mahesh Babu and SS Rajamouli's film
Director SS Rajamouli is busy with the prep work to get his next movie on the floors. The director earlier announced that the film will have Mahesh Babu in the lead role. The shooting of this film is scheduled to begin later this year. The film is going to be produced by ace producer KL Narayana under his banner Sri Durga Arts. Besides being directing the film, Rajamouli will be providing the screenplay for it. There have been various speculations about the film's story, budget etc. Here's everything you need to know about Mahesh Babu and SS Rajamouli’s film. Let’s have a look:
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Most expensive Telugu film
Well, according to the latest reports, KL Narayana has earmarked around Rs 800 crores for his ambitious project. The huge budget under the Durga Arts banner may be a big surprise for many, but considering the fact that the film will be released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and other Indian and foreign languages, it is nothing to be astonished about. If this is true, it will be the big-budget film to be ever made in Tollywood.
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Sky-high expectations
Expectations are high on the film as it is not only a big-budget film but also the fact that it happens to be SS Rajamouli’s next film after the massive success of RRR, which took four years of his time. The director’s upcoming project is, therefore, one of the most expected films in the industry. With Mahesh Babu is on board for a project to be directed by Rajamouli, movie buffs are excited. And the humongous budget is one more reason to look forward to it!
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Story of Mahesh Babu, Rajamouli's film
Mahesh Babu and Rajamouli’s film will have a story written by KV Vijayendra Prasad. It is learned that screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad has already commented that the upcoming film with Mahesh Babu will be set in the jungles of Africa. It is being speculated that the story of this movie is similar to that of the Hollywood movie James Bond. However, Vijayendra Prasad said that the final story has not been completed yet. It is also reported that Rajamouli has planned to wrap up the shooting of this yet-to-begin movie in less than a year, despite its grandeur.
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Mahesh Babu's upcoming film
In the meantime, Mahesh Babu would be completing his film with director Parasuram Petla. Titled 'Sarkaru Vaari Paata', the upcoming action entertainer will have Keerthy Suresh playing the leading lady. Jointly produced by Mythri Movie Makers, 14 Reels Plus, and GMB Entertainment, the movie will be out on May 12. Thaman S is composing the music for this commercial entertainer. The movie also has Subbaraju, Jisshu Sengupta, Naveen Chandra, Samuthirakani, Vennela Kishore, Navdeep Brahmanandam, Ali, Shakalaka Shankar, Uttej, Prakash Raj, Pavitra Lokesh, Nadhiya, and Sithara in the important roles.
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RRR - India's biggest blockbuster
SS Rajamouli, for four years, had been concentrating on his prestigious project 'RRR,' which went on to become a massive hit. The total budget of the film was estimated to be around Rs 450 crores. It has shattered records at the box office to emerge as India's biggest blockbuster. The Jr NTR and Ram Charan starrer raked in over Rs 500 crores at the box office so far. The international cast of the Telugu-language epic period action drama includes Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Samuthirakani, Alison Doody, Ray Stevenson, Olivia Morris and Shriya Saran.
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