Maruthi is the director of The Raja Saab, and he speaks about the film's soul and the basic theme of the horror comedy with Prabhas playing a double role.

Maruthi on Raja Saab
Last Updated: 07.14 AM, Jun 20, 2025
Maruthi is all over the news as the teaser of his new film, The Raja Saab, has impressed one and all. This is the first time that Maruthi is directing a big star like Prabhas, and there is massive pressure on him to deliver.
Ever since the teaser went viral, the national media wants to know who this Maruthi is and what films he has made in the past. On the other hand, Maruthi is very confident that he will showcase Prabhas like never before.
Though the trailer revealed that the film is about an ancestral property which Prabhas is after, the same was asked to Maruthi, and he stated that The Raja Saab is the story of a grandfather, grandmother, and grandson.

There is a connection between these three, and the film goes back into the past as well. Though Maruthi did not reveal much apart from this, from the posters, one gets an idea that Prabhas will be seen in the role of both a grandfather and a grandson.
In one of his interviews, he told us that the audience will go berserk after seeing Prabhas in an old man's getup. These statements of his have created even more hype for the film.
The Raja Saab has been made on a massive budget, and the entire film happens in a haunted bungalow, with crores of rupees spent on this. The media was also welcomed onto the set, and everyone is gung-ho about how the set and its backdrop look.
Maruthi has a lot of work left, as he needs to can two more songs for the film, and very soon, he will wrap up those peppy numbers. People Media Factory is bankrolling this film on a massive scale, and Thaman has composed the music.

Riddhi Kumar, Nidhhi Agerwal, and Malavika Mohanan play the female leads in this film, which is up for release on December 5, 2025. Stay tuned for more updates.