‘Ranabaali’ to release on October 16, documentary streaming in YouTube

Metro India News | Hyderabad ::  The much-awaited pan-India film ‘Ranabaali’, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles is gearing up for a worldwide theatrical release on October 16 on the occasion of Vijayadashami. Directed by Rahul Sankrityan, presented by T-Series and produced by Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar under the Mythri Movie Makers banner.

As part of the four-episode documentary series titled ‘Ranabaali – Never Forget The Truth’, the third episode, ‘The Men We Forgot’, is now streaming on YouTube. In this episode, director Rahul Sankrityan reveals that the character of Ranabaali was inspired by several legendary historical warriors from Rayalaseema who fought for their motherland.

 Mentioning that he too hails from Rayalaseema, he stated that when he first heard about Gadekal Bobbili Nagireddy, the idea for this story began taking shape and added that while researching the period of the great famine, he came across the story of Budda Vengal Reddy. During the famine, he sold all his assets and established gruel centres, saving the lives of thousands of people, the director said. The makers will announce the streaming date of the fourth and final episode, ‘The Last Load’, soon.