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After the roaring success of RRR SS Rajamouli is once again setting ambitious scales with his next tentatively titled SSMB29. With Mahesh Babu in the lead and Priyanka Chopra alongside him the film promises a sweeping globe-trotting adventure — and insiders say it could be India’s most expensive ever. A Rs 1000 Cr Vision Whispers around industry corridors claim that SSMB29 is being crafted on a Rs 1000 crore budget eclipsing even Kalki 2898 AD (approx. Rs 600 crore). With VFX stunts and sprawling sets in play it’s a cinematic Goliath in the making. Varanasi Reimagined — in Hyderabad Rajamouli is reportedly recreating Varanasi’s iconic ghats including the revered Manikarnika Ghat within sprawling Hyderabad studios. Meanwhile principal photography began in February 2025 in Hyderabad and Odisha and future schedules aim to shoot in Africa Global Scope International Scale Produced by K.L. Narayana under Sri Durga Arts the film is the result of two years of meticulous scripting by Rajamouli and his father Vijayendra Prasad. CM P.S. Vinod steps in as cinematographer while M.M. Keeravani returns as composer. Despite earlier reports of a two-part release SSMB29 will now be a single 210‑minute epic  Star Cast & Intense Prep Mahesh Babu kicked off intensive workshops this January alongside Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran — with R. Madhavan reportedly joining later.. Priyanka marking her return to Indian cinema is said to play a powerful grey-shaded billionaire opposite the protagonist Babu. The trio recently began filming an aquatic-action sequence aboard a boat set complete with water fire and international stunt coordination training for over 3000 people through May and June  Secrecy & Scale Despite leaks — including footage of Priyanka in Odisha and action scenes from Koraput — Rajamouli has responded by enacting tighter security NNAs and a strict no-mobile policy on set  What’s Next? Following the wrap of Odisha the team is preparing for Hyderabad’s second schedule focusing on the Varanasi ghats set and grand action blocks . If all goes as planned SSMB29 may release around 2027 — primed to claim the title of India’s costliest most ambitious cinematic spectacle yet.