Filmmaker SS Rajamouli is spilling the beans about his upcoming movie ‘Varanasi’ and all of the inventive selections that went into making the movie a big-screen spectacle. In the course of the trailer launch fo the movie final yr, the director sat down for discussions on his movie, which have now been posted on-line. Throughout one sch dialogue, he shared that his upcoming magnum opus was particularly filmed in IMAX format, merely to seize the size and imaginative and prescient.
SS Rajamouli on taking pictures in IMAX
Explaining his alternative of format, Rajamouli mentioned, “The format is to embody the size. For instance, the Antarctica portion, the Ramayana portion, you have got seen how they’re tall and vertical. To embody them is why we’d like the larger format. That has been the principle purpose why we filmed in IMAX. All of the technicalities shall be taken care of by the DOP. I do not get into the technicalities. I shall be telling them ‘That is my imaginative and prescient, so which is one of the best ways to suit my imaginative and prescient’.”
SS Rajamouli on his interplay with James Cameron
The acclaimed director additionally opened up a couple of memorable interplay with legendary filmmaker James Cameron over the last Hollywood awards season. Reflecting on the second, Rajamouli shared, “I’ve seen his clips speaking about ‘RRR’ once more, and it made me completely satisfied as soon as once more. We had an extended dialog, and his phrases that I bear in mind most is, ‘You proceed doing the movies the best way you do it’. That is one factor I bear in mind from him.”
About SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’
‘Varanasi’ stars Mahesh Babu within the lead function, alongside Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran, in lead roles. The movie’s official title was unveiled in November 2025 at a grand occasion in Hyderabad.The primary clip received hearts with followers sharing their pleasure to observe the movie’s sweeping narrative, which spans time durations and a number of areas, together with Antarctica, Varanasi, Kenya, 512 CE, 2027 CE, and even the Threthayuga. Within the movie, Mahesh Babu performs the protagonist Rudhra, seen driving a bull and wielding a trident as he costs via the streets of Varanasi. Priyanka essays the function of Mandakini, whereas Prithviraj portrays the antagonist Kumbha.The movie is slated for a worldwide theatrical launch on April 7, 2027.