Overview
- The makers released a wrap video titled Rise of Swayambhu confirming production completion and the Feb. 13, 2026 release date.
- Directed by Bharat Krishnamachari, the epic brings together KK Senthil Kumar on cinematography, Ravi Basrur on music and editor Tammiraju.
- The project spanned nearly two years with about 170 shoot days on expansive sets, with a climax filmed over roughly 60 days at Annapurna Studios involving several hundred artistes, according to reports.
- An industry source says Vietnamese sword-fighting experts trained the stunt team in Hyderabad, while Nikhil Siddhartha undertook martial-arts prep in Vietnam and dubbed his own Hindi track.
- The team says the release will span eight languages: Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Chinese, Spanish and Arabic.