Overview
- The Raja Saab opens on January 9 as a Sankranti release, marking Malavika Mohanan’s Telugu debut opposite Prabhas.
- Mohanan says she was in talks for Prashanth Neel’s Salaar shortly after Master, but the role did not materialise.
- During that meeting in Bengaluru, she says Neel took informal photos of her in Indian and western looks to assess her appearance.
- Months later she was cast in director Maruthi’s The Raja Saab, where she plays Bhairavi in a multi‑shaded role he joked was a 'full portfolio.'
- A reported synopsis outlines a young man attempting to sell an ancestral home that is haunted, with an ensemble featuring Nidhhi Agerwal, Riddhi Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani, Zarina Wahab and Samuthirakani.