Where there is Prabhas, there is an ambitious cinematic venture. While he is shooting for the latest installment of The Raja Saab in Hyderabad (Prabhas Without His Special Powers, August 7), he has started work on the actor’s next film with director Hanu Raghavapudi. Mid-day has learnt that the period drama spans the 1930s and 1940s, with the Razakar movement as its backdrop.
Hanu Raghavapudi
From what we have heard, Raghavapudi of Sita Rama (2022) The film is planning to begin shooting on September 21 in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. A source reveals, “The Razakars were a volunteer paramilitary force that supported the government of Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, and resisted the integration of the state of Hyderabad into India. The force was formed in 1938 and disbanded in 1948 after India annexed the state. The film will simultaneously trace India’s freedom struggle. Prabhas will play a volunteer in the Razakar force, who falls in love with a village woman.”
The love story will be an integral part of the narrative. Raghavapudi was looking for a trained Indian classical dancer to play the female lead and zeroed in on dancer and social media influencer Iman Esmail. The source adds, “Political leaders like Hitler, Subhas Chandra Bose and others will be cast in the pan-India action film. Costume designer Sheetal Sharma and composer Vishal Chandrasekhar have already started working on the project. While the film is primarily set in a village, Hanu and cinematographer Sudeep Chatterjee will also shoot some portions in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata as well as Russia and Japan.
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