Overview

• Mahesh Babu shared a throwback photo and wrote that this is the only birthday of Gautam’s he has ever missed, sending a heartfelt message on the 19th milestone.
• Recent reports place the production in East Africa, with work in Nairobi and action sequences planned in Tanzania’s Serengeti after earlier schedule reshuffles in the region.
• Priyanka Chopra co-stars in the high-budget international production, which continues large-scale filming across multiple locations.
• Rajamouli announced that a curated, never-before-seen presentation of the film will be unveiled in November 2025.
• Gautam is studying acting at New York University and previously appeared as a child actor in 2014’s 1: Nenokkadine, while Namrata Shirodkar also marked his birthday with a nostalgic post.