Varanasi filmed for IMAX, but Hyderabad has no screens; SS Rajamouli reacts

He announced that the film will be shot in IMAX in the 1.43:1 aspect ratio. “We are introducing a new technology to Telugu cinema. It will be a premium large-scale format filmed for IMAX,” he said.

However, India has limited IMAX screens, with the majority located in metro cities. After the announcement, a user pointed out that Hyderabad itself does not have any IMAX screens. The film is primarily being made in Telugu and will be dubbed in multiple languages.

A user asked on X, “There is no IMAX in Hyderabad, where the actual event took place and this news was confirmed. Can we expect an IMAX in Hyderabad by 2027?” Another user replied, “Let’s hope.”

This caught Rajamouli’s attention, and he responded: “I really hope that by the time Varanasi releases, or even before, we’ll at least have a 1.43 IMAX screen in India and an IMAX in my land Hyderabad. ”

I really hope that by the time #Varanasi releases or even before, we’ll at least have a 1.43 IMAX screen in India and an IMAX in my land Hyderabad. 🤗🤗

— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) November 16, 2025

SS Rajamouli reveals Varanasi is shot for IMAX

At the Globetrotter event, SS Rajamouli said, “Firstly, I would like to thank the Rachakonda Police Department. KL Narayan garu, thank you for bringing Mahesh and me together. Usually, before my films, I hold a press meet and narrate the story – it became a tradition. But actually, I don’t do that for every film. For ‘Baahubali’, I didn’t. If there is scope, we will; if not, we won’t. For this film, we won’t. But we wanted to release an announcement video to set the expectations right. We planned it for March but couldn’t. Then the rains came… and now, on November 14, we are finally coming with that video. It’s becoming difficult to keep referring to it as “this film” without revealing the title.”

Lauding Superstar Krishna, he said, “I didn’t know much about the greatness of Superstar Krishna garu earlier. I was a fan of NTR garu, but after entering the industry, I understood Krishna garu’s legacy. To introduce a new technology, you must break many norms, and he did that with multiple films. Today, I am proud to say we are introducing a new format to Telugu cinema: a premium large-scale format, filmed for IMAX. You might think, “Aren’t there already IMAX films?” The ones we usually watch are blown-up versions of the CinemaScope print. But a few films, like ‘Baahubali’ and ‘RRR’, were actually shot, mastered, and VFX-finished specifically for the format. This film too is being created for IMAX in the truest sense.”

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