Rana Daggubati lost nearly 30 kilos to look his part in Prabhu Solomon’s Aranya

Rana Daggubati has always been a busy actor with a string of films across multiple languages. Thanks to the mighty success of Baahubali franchise, most of his projects are subsequently helmed in different languages to cash in on his Pan-Indian craze. At present, the 35-year-old handsome hunk is gearing up for the release of his upcoming trilingual ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ titled as Aranya in Telugu. The teaser of the film has been recently unveiled to an astounding response from all quarters.
To look his part as a 50-year-old man living in the jungle, Rana followed a strict diet regime from the past two years and underwent extensive training to shed down nearly 30 kilos from his body. With grey hair, heavy beard and a titled shoulder, his first look as Bandev instantly connected with the viewers.
Sharing the details regarding his dramatic physical transformation, Rana said “Prabhu Sir wanted everything to be real and organic. It was very difficult for me to lose all the weight since I have always been a guy with a big physique. I had to undergo extensive physical training to get the lean look for the character of Bandev. It has been a wonderful and learning experience for me.”
Directed by popular Tamil filmmaker Prabhu Solomon, the adventure drama features an ensemble star cast like Vishnu Vishal, Zoya Hussain and Shriya Pilgaonkar in pivotal roles. Bollywood actor Pulkit Samrat will replace Vishnu in the Hindi version. The plot of Aranya is inspired by true events of humans encroaching the elephant corridors in Kaziranga and Assam.
Slated for a release on April 2, Aranya is bankrolled by Eros International with cinematography by AR Ashok Kumar, music by Shanthanu Moitra and edited by Bhuvan Srinivasan.
The teaser hinted that Aranya revolves around saving elephants in the jungle and Rana is the saviour of these wild animals. When human forces try to encroach on Kaziranga's elephant corridor, the characters of Rana and Vishnu Vishal dedicate their lives to protect and safe-keep wild animals. The CG and VFX work in the film is outstanding and the universal concept might certainly appeal to the pan-Indian audience.