Overview
- India’s CBFC has cleared the film with a U/A certificate, confirming a 3 hours 44 minutes runtime and a worldwide release on October 31.
- The new presentation merges The Beginning and The Conclusion into one feature with restored picture and sound, selective changes, and some previously unseen moments.
- Compared with the originals’ combined 5 hours 48 minutes, the single-film runtime indicates more than two hours of material have been removed.
- Pre-sales are underway, including October 29 U.S. premiere shows, and a new trailer has been released; the rollout spans Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam in IMAX, 4DX, D-Box, Dolby Cinema, and EPIQ.
- Variance Films says U.S. tickets are at regular prices, as conversation over cuts continues and producer Shobu Yarlagadda invites viewers to judge the edit after watching.