The much-awaited teaser of Prabhas‘ upcoming film The Raja Saab was released today. At the teaser launch event on Monday, creative producer Sreenivas Kumar Naidu, also known as SKN, claimed that a Tollywood producer tried to run a ‘negative campaign’ against his friend and director Maruthi’s film. He also revealed what went on behind the scenes during the initial stages of the horror fantasy.
At the event in Hyderabad, SKN expressed his happiness for Maruthi finally getting his due. “Much like how a wife knows her husband best, only a friend can know a best friend’s potential. Maruthi and I have been friends for 20 years now. Listen to me today. Everybody who underestimated this film will change their mind. You’ll see the ‘rebel god’ Prabhas whom you’ve missed for a decade now,” he said.
While addressing the media and fans, the creative producer alleged that a Tollywood producer tried to sabotage the film and credited Prabhas for not being affected by it. Without directly taking any names, he said, “I am well aware of how a producer tried to negatively campaign on this film when they began shooting. Now see how the same producer will talk positively about the film tomorrow. This film was only made possible because Prabhas gave his best without believing in those campaigns.”
The Raja Saab director Maruthi, whose previous film Pakka Commercial (2022) was a disaster, also talked about how a producer, who was earlier supposed to back the project, stepped out of it. Maruthi even shared that he was ready to shelve the movie, but was surprised and motivated to make the film when Prabhas appreciated the script. “I wondered why he was trusting me so much. I realised I need to move forward and that I hadn’t come to Hyderabad to give it all up.”
The Raja Saab has been produced by Vishwa Prasad of People Media Factory. Besides Prabhas, the film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani, Nidhhi Agerwal, Malavika Mohanan, and Riddhi Kumar. The horror-comedy is set to hit theatres on December 5 in all south Indian languages and Hindi.
