Superstar Mahesh Babu is currently working on his biggest film yet, directed by the maverick filmmaker SS Rajamouli. The massive project, tentatively titled SSMB 29, is in the production stage. Since yesterday, rumors have been circulating that the film’s title is Varanasi.

Over the past few months, several titles like Maharaj, Globetrotter, and GEN63 have been speculated for this project, and Varanasi has now joined that list. A big reveal is planned for November, but with the latest title buzz creating ripples on social media, it remains to be seen if Rajamouli will address the speculations.

The rumored title has come as a surprise to Mahesh Babu’s fans, as the tent-pole project is being promoted as a globe-trotting action adventure. Priyanka Chopra plays the female lead. K.L. Narayana

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