On Rashmika Mandanna's birthday, the makers of her upcoming film, Ranabaali, released a video from the film's pre-production. The upcoming historical drama is written and directed by Rahul Sankrityan, with Vijay Deverakonda leading the cast. Vijay also shared the video, captioning it by writing, "I love you, Jayamma :)."
The behind-the-scenes video shows Rashmika and director Rahul Sankrityan, finalising the look for the actor's character, Jayamma. A montage of vintage pictures highlight the various inspirations for the look, with actor Savitri being one of the inspirations.
Rashmika reunites with Vijay on Ranabaali, after Geetha Govindam (2018) and Dear Comrade (2019). With Vijay playing the titular role, the cast of the film also features Arnold Vosloo, who is known for his role in The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001). Arnold essays the role of British Raj officer, Sir Theodore Hector.
Earlier the title teaser for the film detailed that the film is set in between 1854 and 1878. While the film is not based on anyone's life, it is said to be an account of events not represented in Indian history books.
Pramod Tammineni is serving as a writer on Ranabaali. The film has music composed by Ajay-Atul. The crew of the film includes Nirav Shah as the cinematographer, Karthika Srinivas R as the editor, Shivam Rao Nagasani as the production designer, Vithal Kosanam as the art director, and Yannick Ben, Andy Long Nguyen, Rabin Subbu serving as action choreographers.
Ranabaali is produced by Naveen Yerneni and Ravi Shankar, with Anurag Parvathaneni and Shiv Chanana serving as co-producers. Mythri Movie Makers are the banners backing the film. Netflix has bagged the OTT rights for the film.
