Masai Mara, Kilimanjaro gave Varanasi visuals beyond IMAX frame: Rajamouli

A famous Indian movie director named SS Rajamouli is making a new adventure movie called Varanasi.

He went to Africa to film parts of it, in a place called the Masai Mara and near a big mountain called Mount Kilimanjaro.

He said the wild land there was so beautiful that even the biggest movie camera in the world could not capture all of it.

The movie's main actor is Mahesh Babu, who just celebrated his 51st birthday.

To celebrate, the director shared two brand-new pictures of him from the Africa trip.

In the pictures, Mahesh Babu has a beard and looks like a brave adventurer.

He plays a character named Rudhra who travels across the world and through time.

Rudhra is on a mission to find an ancient object that could destroy the world if it falls into the wrong hands.

The movie also stars Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran.

Varanasi is planned to come out in theaters in April 2027.