Overview

• Hombale Films released the official trailer on September 22 with language versions unveiled by Hrithik Roshan, Prabhas, Sivakarthikeyan and Prithviraj Sukumaran.
• The film is a prequel to the 2022 hit, written and directed by Rishab Shetty, who leads as a warrior‑mystic rooted in Bhuta Kola traditions.
• A worldwide release is set for October 2 in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali and English.
• The makers highlight a large‑scale war sequence filmed over 45–50 days with 500+ fighters and about 3,000 participants on a 25‑acre set.
• Early U.S. advance sales were reported at $94,224 across 390 locations and 1,805 shows, as online reactions ranged from praise for visuals and music to critiques calling the trailer underwhelming.