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Like his previous film Baahubali, SS Rajamouli is reportedly considering to release Varanasi in two parts.
The magnum opus stars Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran.
It will hit the screens in April 2027.
After RRR (2022), filmmaker SS Rajamouli is back with yet another magnum opus, titled Varanasi, starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran in key roles. The film is set to arrive in cinemas in April 2027. The latest reports claim that Varanasi will be released in a two-part format.
SS Rajamouli's Varanasi to release in two parts?
Reportedly, SS Rajamouli is considering to follow the route of Baahubali, Ramayana and Dhurandhar for Varanasi as the single film will exceed three hours runtime. It won't be a sequel, but two split into two.
Bollywood Hungama quoted a source saying, “3 hours-plus would not be enough for Varanasi. They are looking at extending it into a two-part format. This format has worked wonderfully for Dhurandhar. Rajamouli and his team feel this extended format would afford them the liberty to tell a more expanded story without looking anxiously at the clock.”
The makers are yet to confirm on it.
About Varanasi film
Varanasi will span across multiple timelines, including the present day and the year 512 CE. “It’s not like you’re sitting in a machine and going into… it’s not Back to the Future. But we do go from 7,200 BCE to 2027. So you travel worlds and realms that our characters move within, which makes it really interesting. So it is a time-travel movie,” Priyanka Chopra told Polygon.
Varanasi launched its first teaser in a grand ceremony in Hyderbad in 2025. Set in the city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the globe-trotting adventure has been shot almost all over the globe.
It will open in cinemas on April 7, 2027.
