'Spirit': Prabhas and Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Film Aims For March 2027 Release

Sandeep Reddy Vanga's upcoming film with Prabhas has fixed a release date, and it's not this year, as speculated. The anticipated Telugu film will land in theatres on March 5, 2027.

The film's first-look poster was recently released, giving us a glimpse at the main leads. The poster casts Prabhas in a striking new avatar that feels entirely in sync with the filmmaker’s bruised, volatile world. It’s raw, provocative and unabashed, hallmarks of the director of Arjun Reddy, Kabir Singh and Animal. Yes, there’s a cigarette, and yes, a lighter cuts too. Stripped of excess and driven by mood, the restrained poster captures a wounded Prabhas with his back to the camera, attempting to light a cigarette as Triptii Dimri, eyes lowered, holds the lighter for him. Bandaged across his body, including his forehead, he looms like a towering movie star, with a bottle in hand. The film also co-stars Vivek Oberoi, Prakash Raj and veteran actress Kanchana.

Spirit is speculated to star Prabhas in the role of an angry young police officer who takes on a mighty mafia syndicate. It is also reported that the sons of Telugu cinema stalwarts, Trivikram Srinivas and Ravi Teja, Rishie Manoj and Mahadhan Bhupathiraju, are part of the film's direction team as assistant directors.

Written, edited and directed by Vanga, the film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Krishan Kumar, and Prabhakar Reddy Vanga. Billed as a global entertainer, with a release in multiple languages. Triptii Dimri stars in a role that was initially offered to Deepika Padukone, who was the film's female lead, before she exited the project, citing work-hour issues. In response to the controversy, Vanga shared his perspective on social media without naming Padukone, expressing his frustration over creative disagreements and accusing the actor of sharing details about the project prematurely.