Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna-starrer Ranabaali completes BGM for first half

The makers of Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer Ranabaali have completed the background music for the film's first half. The Rahul Sankrityan-directed period action drama is progressing smoothly and is scheduled for a grand October 16 release.

Hyderabad: The makers of director Rahul Sankrityan’s eagerly awaited period film, ‘Ranabaali’, featuring actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead, have now disclosed that the background music (BGM) for the first half of the film has already been completed and that the film will be ready well ahead of its release date of October 16 this year.

The makers, using the official handle of the film, wrote, “#Ranabaali is arriving in theatres on October 16th, 2026. The post-production work is progressing smoothly, with the film set to be wrapped well in advance of the announced release date.”

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They went on to say, “The BGM work for the first half has already been completed, and everything is right on track for the grand release this Dussehra. Get ready to witness a spectacular cinematic experience on the big screen. #RanabaaliOnOct16th.”

Just a couple of days ago, director Rahul Sankrityan had disclosed that he gave Rashmika Mandanna’s character in the film his mother’s name.

Taking to his X timeline to announce the news that the actress had completed shooting for her portions in the film, director Rahul Sankrityan had said, “While writing #Ranabaali, I found myself walking down memory lanes for every little detail of its world. And when I sat down to write my female protagonist, I began with something deeply personal, I gave her my mother’s name. Jayamma.”

The writer and director of the film had gone on to add, “Through every emotion she goes through, I took utmost care to make sure she remains a woman who could inspire the women of today, even though she belongs to another time.”

Stating that the unit “adorned her world with beautiful silks and cottons, zari and vintage colours, antique gold and all the warmth of a time gone by”, the director said and went on to describe Rashmika’s character in the film.

“She is the love in Ranabaali’s heart. The spirit in his soul. The grit in his spine. And the sweetness in his madness,” he had explained.

“Then came @iamRashmika. She didn’t just make Jayamma real. She made her eternal for all of us. You all will witness this on 16th October. We will always love you. And now, we already miss you, Jayamma. That’s a wrap on that intoxicating smile. #Ranabaali #Jayamma @MythriOfficial @RanabaaliFilm @TheDeverakonda,” he wrote.

For the unaware, Vijay Deverakonda essays the role of Ranabaali, while Rashmika Mandanna plays his wife Jayamma in the film. Arnold Vosloo, best known for his work in ‘The Mummy’, plays the antagonist Sir Theodore Hector.

‘Ranabaali’ is being produced on a grand scale by Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar, with T-Series presenting the film. The movie is set against a British-era backdrop and is being made as a period action drama. Set in the 19th century, the film is based on real historical events that took place between 1854 and 1878, and is being mounted as a massive pan-India project.

Sources claim ‘Ranabaali’ is inspired by real incidents from the 1850s that never found space in mainstream history books. They say it will be based on real incidents in the time period of 1850-1900 and that the film will look to showcase incidents that the British misrepresented in history.

Sources have also pointed out that Ranabaali will not be a biopic, and not a textbook retelling but will be a cinematic reconstruction of an era built from multiple real accounts, oral histories, and suppressed records.

After ‘Geetha Govindam’ and ‘Dear Comrade’, ‘Ranabaali’ will be the third film in which Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda will be seen appearing together as a pair.