SS Rajamouli admits having glitches during the Globetrotter event; thanks Mahesh Babu’s fans

The filmmaker thanked the ‘disciplined’ fans of Mahesh Babu for waiting through glitches at the Varanasi Globe Trotter event.

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s Varanasifirst look trailer was unveiled at the Varanasi event in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. The director revealed the first look with actors Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra, and PrithvirajSukumaran. However, the grand event saw a few technical glitches, as the trailer stopped several times before playing on the giant screen.

SS Rajamouli thanks Mahesh Babufans for patiently waiting despite the technical glitches.

Taking to his X account, SS Rajamouli wrote, “My sincere thanks to all the Mahesh fans who travelled such long distances for the #Varanasi Globetrotter event and walked close to 3km in the cold… and still, even with the glitches on our side, your patience never wavered… I have to say this, you’re as disciplined as your idol… And a big thank you to every Telugu Cinema audience who stood by us on ground.”

What did SS Rajamouli say during the grand first look trailer launch of Varanasi?

At the event, the director said, “We don’t know where people came from. They started flying drones and shooting the footage, leaking it. That is a year of hard work of many people, thousands of man power and crores of rupees. People worked day and night for this. Because of that, we didn’t have the chance to even test our video. So we took a chance. People came here from so far, we wanted this to be perfect.”

The film Varanasi’s announcement video shows an asteroid falling to earth with pieces falling in Varanasi, Antarctica, Africa, and other locations. The film seems to span across centuries, hinting at a connection to Ramayana. It ends with a visual of Mahesh, named Rudhra, holding a trishul (trident), riding a bull, and covered in blood, while temples are visible in the background.