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SSMB29 Team Launches African Action Schedule in Tanzania’s Serengeti

After shelving Kenya locations over security concerns, Rajamouli’s team will shoot in Tanzania’s Serengeti before moving on to South Africa.

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Reports suggest that Mahesh Babu's 'SSMB 29' is based on African classics and 'Indiana Jones'.
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Overview

  • The SSMB29 shoot will begin its first major international action schedule in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park in the third week of July.
  • The production rerouted its planned Kenya action blocks due to political instability in the region.
  • After completing the Tanzania leg, the cast and crew are slated to continue filming in South Africa.
  • The fantasy-action adventure marks Mahesh Babu’s first collaboration with S.S. Rajamouli and Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s return to Indian cinema.
  • Reports cite a $116 million budget and suggest that R. Madhavan may join the ensemble.