Overview
- Rajamouli told attendees at the Annecy festival in late June that the film's large-scale action and spectacle sequences are finished and that only smaller interlocking scenes remain.
- Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran described the director's exacting approach in interviews, saying one shot took roughly 94–97 takes and that Rajamouli arrives hours early and keeps lunch breaks to about 20 minutes.
- The film's first glimpse, titled 'Varanasi: To the World,' played at Annecy and reportedly drew loud cheers, giving the production early international visibility.
- Producers built elaborate Varanasi sets in Hyderabad, and Rajamouli is framing sequences for both IMAX and CinemaScope to preserve the film's scale in theatres.
- Industry reports say a two-part release is being discussed but not confirmed, while the production remains set for a worldwide theatrical release on April 7, 2027.