Overview

• Mahesh Babu marked the day with a rare photo and wrote that “the best is always yet to come” in his birthday wish to the director.
• Ram Charan called him “one of the greatest filmmakers of our time,” while Jr NTR shared a behind-the-scenes still with a message of love; filmmaker Gopichand Malineni and lyricist Ramajogayya Sastry also posted praises.
• Rajamouli has told fans a special presentation for the film known as SSMB29 will be unveiled in November 2025, describing it as a “never-before-seen” reveal.
• Coverage presents SSMB29 as in active work, with reports speculating on tentative titles such as “Globe Trotter” and “Varanasi” and on possible casting that includes Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran, none of which is officially confirmed.
• A Times Now roundup also cited a Bollywood Hungama item claiming Jr NTR exited a separate Dadasaheb Phalke-themed project directed by SS Karthikeya, a report not corroborated by official statements.