Overview
- Production began early this year at Ramoji Film City with a budget that has risen to an estimated ₹40–50 crore for the sprawling replica set.
- The Varanasi construction employed green screen technology and input from historians to ensure authentic Nagara-style architecture.
- International visual effects studios from Hollywood have been engaged to enhance action sequences and mythical elements of the film.
- After wrapping schedules in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the team will film in Kenya’s Masai Mara, Tsavo and Amboseli parks in July following a March delay due to extreme heat.
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas makes her first appearance in Indian cinema in six years and stars opposite Mahesh Babu in an action-adventure quest for a rare herbal remedy.