Varanasi Leaks: Rajamouli Must Be Happy Or Sad?

Rajamouli is currently working with Mahesh Babu for his upcoming project Varanasi, which also happens to be the costliest project from him till now.

Considering the magnanimity of this project, it is always bound to be in the central point of social media discussion on every single matter.

Now there is a detrimental discussion happening on this film, and this has something to do with the leaked video footage from the sets of Varanasi.

This footage is from the shoot location where the team appears to be shooting, a ghat sequence with Mahesh Babu in full flight. The video is not yet mainstream, but it is certainly spreading like undercurrent on Twitter.

At the fundamental and cinema production level, this is concerning news to witness a film of this scale being subject to leaks on social media. This is not Rajamouli while he is creating the kind of image that was never before seen on Indian screens.

But at the same time, this cannot be contained at any level, considering the digital revolution and the kind of access that people have to social media and digital content these days.

In one way, this content will keep the film in the news and discussion for a brief period. The early reaction for the leaked footage has also been outright positive, as fans are excited about how Mahesh Babu is looking in the same.

Rajamouli must certainly be furious with these leakages, as this would not be on his list while the production is happening. But if the team really is following the positive reactions, then they might be briefly happy with the response, if at all it comes down to that.