Overview
- Multiple industry reports that surfaced Saturday, June 27, 2026, say Rashmika Mandanna will join Allu Arjun for Raaka’s upcoming Mumbai shooting schedule.
- Those reports describe Mandanna’s part as a negative or dark‑shaded role, but the film’s makers have not formally confirmed her character or full casting.
- The production has officially released its first poster and the title Raaka, and outlets describe the film as a very large Sun Pictures project with a reported budget above ₹700 crore.
- Coverage lists other high‑profile names such as Deepika Padukone, Mrunal Thakur and Janhvi Kapoor as linked to the project with a planned late‑2027 theatrical window reported but not announced.
- Unverified rumours include a Shah Rukh Khan cameo and a teaser reveal at a virtual event, and the reported casting could reshape Mandanna’s screen image and heighten Raaka’s pan‑India commercial stakes.