Varanasi delay talk grows, but Rajamouli film still holds April 7, 2027 date

Talk of a delay for SS Rajamouli's Varanasi is spreading fast on social media, but the Mahesh Babu film is still set to open in theatres on April 7, 2027.

The rumours centre on post-production. Varanasi is a film of huge scale, and the talk is that the work after the shoot is taking longer than planned. That has fans asking whether the makers will look for a new date.

There is a strong reason to hold firm. Reports say the film has locked an exclusive IMAX release window for April 2027. Premium screens are hard to get when several big films want them at once. A fresh date could leave Varanasi fighting other major releases for the same IMAX slots, and that would hurt its plans for a global release.

The makers have stayed silent so far. No official word on any change has come from the team.