Overview
- The Baahubali team screened new work‑in‑progress footage at the Annecy Animation Festival on June 25, 2026, where the project showed early visuals and discussed production progress.
- Japan’s Studio Khara has formally signed on to produce a dedicated animated sequence for Part 1 with Honma Akira set to direct and Ito Noriko and Maeda Mahiro attached as key creatives.
- SlowCurve is coordinating planning and production between the Japanese team and international partners to integrate Studio Khara’s segment into the wider two‑part film.
- The feature is being led by director Ishan Shukla and produced by Arka Mediaworks with returning Baahubali voices including Prabhas and Ramya Krishnan and composer M. M. Keeravani on score duties.
- Production spans India, France, the U.K. and Japan with partners such as Mihira Visual Labs, Aniventure, Zaratan and Alcyde as the film scales up character, environment and shot production ahead of a planned 2027 release and potential wider co‑production deals.