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The Raja Saab Review: Horror, Heart & Heroism
Prabhas and Sanjay Dutt power a festive horror-fantasy with emotion, spectacle, and mythic depth.
Film Review: The Raja Saab
Director: Maruthi Dasari
Producer: T. G. Vishwa Prasad
Cast : Prabhas, Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani, Malavika Mohanan, Nidhhi Agerwal, Riddhi Kumar, Zarina Wahab, Samuthirakani
Production House: People Media Factory
Genre: Horror–Fantasy–Comedy
Duration: 3 Hours 06 Minutes
Censor Certificate: U/A
Release Date: 09 January 2026
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Story
Raju (Prabhas) is a restless, impulsive, and free-spirited young man whose emotional world centers on his grandmother, Gangadevi—affectionately called Gangamma (Zarina Wahab). A once-feared and revered zamindar, Gangadevi now lives in destitution, battling mental illness, convinced that her family’s ruin began when a sacred necklace belonging to the village deity was stolen. Her husband, Kanakraju (Sanjay Dutt), vanished decades ago while pursuing the thief, leaving behind a legacy of mystery, loss, and myth.
When doctors suggest that reuniting her with Kanakraju might aid her recovery, Raju embarks on a deeply personal search for his missing grandfather. The quest pulls him to Hyderabad, where past and present collide, and emotional fractures, moral crossroads, and hidden family truths begin to unravel. His childhood confidante Anitha (Riddhi Kumar) and the enigmatic Bhairavi (Malavika Mohanan) soon become key pieces in a puzzle that is far darker—and stranger—than he imagined.
The turning point arrives when Raju discovers a terrifying truth about Kanakraju, one that shifts the mission from rescue to reckoning. The journey crescendos into a cursed forest palace, where the battle for truth becomes a battle of bloodline—an intimate family conflict wrapped in towering supernatural stakes.
