Talking to IANS on the sidelines of a pre-release event organised for the producer’s next film — ‘Don’t Trouble the Trouble’, featuring Fahadh Faasil in the lead — the producer of ‘Varanasi’ said, “We only have four to five days of shooting left to go for completing the film. Chennai: Producer S S Karthikeya, who is one of the producers of ace director S S Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’, featuring actor Mahesh Babu in the lead, has now disclosed to IANS that post production work on the film was going on at a brisk pace at present and that they should ideally be completing it by January next year. Post-production work on ‘Varanasi’ is happening simultaneously. It is progressing at a brisk pace and we should be done with everything by January next year.”
For the unaware, director SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’, which features Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead, is slated to hit screens worldwide on April 7 next year. The film is to release worldwide on April 7, next year in IMAX. There were mornings when I felt even the 1.43:1 IMAX frame could not hold what was in front of us.
Already, the makers have revealed the character and looks of Prithviraj and Priyanka Chopra in the film.
Director SS Rajamouli, while speaking about Mahesh Babu’s character Rudhra after the launch of the film’s title teaser, had said, “Rudhra was born to fulfill a purpose much larger than himself. The film, which has triggered huge expectations among audiences and fans, has music by MM Keeravani and is being produced by Sri Durga Arts and Showing Business. The stills offered the world its first glimpse of Mahesh Babu’s character Rudhra in his element. He carries a destiny he did not ask for. He is witty, he is vulnerable, and he is fierce. That is what Mahesh brought to him. Anyone can play fierce. Very few can play fierce and fragile in the same breath. These frames are from our Africa schedule, and the land gave us something no set could. Shooting around Kilimanjaro and in the Maasai Mara, I was stunned. Priyanka Chopra plays Mandakini in the film While Prithviraj plays the antagonist Kumbha.
The makers of the much awaited magnum opus ‘Varanasi’ had unveiled two exclusive stills from the film on the occasion of the actor’s birthday last year.
