Rajinikanth Targets Varanasi: All Eyes on SS Rajamouli

Dharman eyes April amid Varanasi rumours

The shooting of SS Rajamouli’s pan-Indian film Varanasi, starring Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles, is now happening at a brisk pace.

Earlier, the makers of Varanasi confirmed that the film would hit the screens on April 7th as a Ugadi festival weekend special. However, for the last few days, there has been strong industry talk that due to delays in shooting, Varanasi might be postponed from its previously announced release date.

Since Varanasi is a massive pan-Indian film, many South Indian biggies planned their release dates around Varanasi’s release, but due to the postponement buzz, they are now planning to reschedule their releases.

According to reports, the makers of Sivakarthikeyan’s Seyon had earlier planned to release the film by the end of April or in May 2027. However, they are now planning to release the film on April 7th to cash in on the Tamil New Year and Ugadi long festival weekend.

At the same time, Rajinikanth’s Dharman, which was initially planned for a Pongal release slot, was postponed to Summer 2027 due to production delays. Since Varanasi is on the verge of postponement, they are also now planning to release the film in mid-April.

Meanwhile, all of these are only in the discussion stage and the makers of both films are waiting for an official announcement regarding the postponement of Varanasi.

It remains to be seen whether Varanasi will be postponed, resulting in Sivakarthikeyan’s Seyon and Rajinikanth’s Dharman advancing their releases.