A grey-haired Prabhas dons a regal look, sits on a throne and smokes a cigar in Maruthi’s The Raja Saab teaser, dropped by the makers on Wednesday to mark the actor’s 45th birthday.
“Royal by blood……Rebel by choice….Claiming what was always his,” the official X handle of the film wrote alongside the teaser.
The two-minute-long teaser begins with a haunting sequence through the woods filled with fog. Suddenly, a mysterious piano nestled in the middle of the forest can be seen playing a happy birthday tune on its own, adding to the chilling atmosphere.
A lone man sporting tattered clothes walks through the woods and hums the birthday song as the sunlight peeks through the canopies above. The video then cuts to a majestic palace, where Prabhas sports royal clothes and sits on the throne.
Touted as a “horror romantic comedy”, The Raja Saab is slated to hit theatres on April 10 next year. Produced by TG Vishwa Prasad and Vivek Kuchibotla under the banner of People Media Factory, it also stars Malavika Mohanan, Niddhi Agerwal and Riddhi Kumar in key roles.
While Thaman S has worked on the soundtrack of the film, Karthik Palani has served as the cinematographer. Editing for the film has been done by Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao and its screenplay has been prepared by Maruthi.
Prabhas was last seen in Nag Ashwin’s epic sci-fi film Kalki 2898 AD alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Kamal Haasan. He is also set to star in the mythological fantasy film Kannappa alongside Mohanlal and Akshay Kumar.
