UFO Moviez to release NTR Arts-produced Bimbisara in the North with subtitles on August 5

In the wake of RRR, KGF2 and Pushpa’s super success, the lavishly-mounted fantasy action-drama, Bimbisara, is targeting a wide release on August 5, 2022. UFO Moviez, which recently distributed much loved 777 Charlie and Rocketry, will release the Telugu film in North India with English subtitles - Jyothi Venkatesh

Bimbisara stars Jr. NTR’s brother Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in the title role of the Emperor of Magadh in the 5th century BC, along with Catherine Tresa, Samyuktha Menon and Warina Hussain.

The film is produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram’s home banner NTR Arts, which despite intense competition from other filmmakers, was able to put together this massive project.

The spokesperson for UFO Moviez points out that during the Coronavirus-triggered pandemic, when people were locked in their homes for months together, they devoured content from across India and the world.

“As a result, language is no longer a barrier and they are now open to watching content with subtitles. OTT has changed viewing habits and we are confident that a good film in any language will bring people to the theatre,” he asserts, promising that Bimbisara which offers a larger-than-life, big screen experience will not disappoint.

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram has shared his plans for turning this into a four-part franchise, with Part 2 targeting an August 2023 release. “Given its subject, scale and period feel, I’m confident of Bimbisara’s universal appeal.

It follows in the footsteps of the Bahubaali series and RRR, except that in our film, the emperor lands up in the modern world through time travel. I’m sure it will appeal to audiences of all ages, both in the North and South,” he asserts.

Writer-director Mallidi Vasishta admits that the project couldn’t have been greenlit without his lead actor’s support and conviction. He admits that the stunning VFXs, of this magnanimous opus, along with the interesting concept of time travel which brings together two worlds, one in the past and the other in the present, will fire the audience’s imagination.

Interestingly, the film may have been inspired by Emperor Bimbisara, but it is more of a fantasy adventure than a biopic, which is its biggest USP. The buzz around it is growing everyday with the trailer garnering 23 million views already.

Not only this, Jr. NTR has been raving about the film too, after he watched it recently. Bimbisara is certainly one of the most exciting films lined up for release this Friday.