As Akshaye Khanna continues to receive love and acclaim for his role in Dhurandhar, the actor is set to pack a punch once again with his Telugu debut. The makers of Prasanth Varma’s Mahakali shared an intense first look of the actor as Asura Guru Shukracharya
-1765287054578_d.png "After Dhurandhar, Akshaye Khanna stuns as Asura Guru Shukracharya in Telugu debut Mahakali - see poster")
Akshaye Khanna as Asura Guru Shukracharya
Akshaye Khanna is gaining his long-overdue widespread recognition for his recent film Dhurandhar. And now, after his highly praised performance in Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, the actor is set to make his Telugu debut with filmmaker Prasanth Varma’s upcoming Mahakali, which further expands the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe. The makers shared the first poster of Akshaye's look from the film, and it looks promising.
Akshaye Khanna's intense poster as Asura Guru Shukracharya
On December 9, film critic Taran Adarsh shared that Akshaye Khanna is set to make his Telugu debut with Prasanth Varma's next, titled Mahakali. The tweet unvieled an intense poster of the actor along with the announcement that read, "From the universe of Hanu-Man: Akshaye Khanna in Prasanth Varma's Mahakali... After his fantastic act in Dhurandhar, AkshayeKhanna now steps into PrasanthVarma's Mahakali – marking his Telugu debut – as part of the expanding PVCU. The supremely talented actor will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar – he essays the role of Shukracharya, the formidable guru of the asuras. Written, conceptualised and created by PrasanthVarma, Mahakali is directed by PujaKolluru... Produced by RKDStudios, RKDuggal and RiwazDuggal."
FROM THE UNIVERSE OF 'HANU-MAN': AKSHAYE KHANNA IN PRASANTH VARMA'S 'MAHAKALI'... After his fantastic act in #Dhurandhar, #AkshayeKhanna now steps into #PrasanthVarma's #Mahakali – marking his #Telugu debut – as part of the expanding #PVCU.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 9, 2025
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The post also revealed that the upcoming film, headlined by Bhoomi Shetty, will be released in multiple languages. "Mahakali will release in multiple languages, including Hindi," it said.
Akshaye Khanna in Dhurandhar
Akshaye Khanna is currently running high on acclaim with the success of Dhurandhar, especially his dance sequence which is going viral on social media. The film has already earned Rs 125 crore in just four days.
His co-star in the movie Danish Pandor recently made some interesting revelations about the viral scene, saying, "We shot this in Leh Ladakh and Vijay Ganguly was choreographing the song. We heard the track and were stunned by how amazing it was. So, Aditya (Dhar) sir was explaining the shot to Akshaye sir. The whole choreography was happening and in the middle of that, Akshaye sir asked Aditya, 'Can I dance?' Aditya sir said, 'Do whatever you like'."
He continued, "Then in the take, we all enter, he looks at everyone dancing and starts dancing on his own. There's no choreography for him. Everyone was stunned, like 'kya kar diya yeh inhone'. People started applauding so much after the shot, the frames were looking so good. He did it all on his own. He is terrific."
Similarly, Vijay Ganguly, who choreographed the number, told mid-day, “The song is a celebration of Akshaye’s character being crowned as the Sher-E-Baloch. Originally, he was supposed to enter, walk through the dancers, and sit on the throne. Seeing the scene’s mood and the dancers’ performance, the fantastic actor that Akshaye is, he said he would dance a bit when he walks in. None of us knew what he was going to do. Akshaye entered the scene, took it from that point, and spontaneously performed.”
Akshaye would carry a small oxygen cylinder with him. When we were shooting this song, his oxygen level had dropped. So, after every shot, he would put the oxygen mask on. He did the sequence unflinchingly, and then went home," he added.
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