Priyanka Chopra as Mandakini in ‘SSMB29’.
| Photo Credit: @priyankachopra/X
The makers of the upcoming Mahesh Babu-SS Rajamouli film introduced the character played by actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Tentatively titled SSMB29, the movie is billed as a globetrotter.
Priyanka is set to play a character called Mandakini in the movie. In the character-introduction poster, the actor is seen in a yellow saree and holding a gun.
“Can’t wait for the world to witness your myriad shades of Mandakini,” wrote Rajamouli on social media. The movie marks Priyanka’s return to Indian cinema.
The actor hoped the Rajamouli-directorial will usher in a new era. Ahead of the film’s grand launch event in Hyderabad on Saturday, the actor held an #AskPCJ session on social media platform X where she fielded queries from fans about the project and her experience in the Telugu film industry.
Asked by a user if the movie will mark her “grand return to Indian cinema or a whole new PCJ era”, the actor replied, “Hopefully a new era and my return to Indian films. I’m not sure. But I know it will be incredible.” Priyanka’s last Indian project was the 2019 drama The Sky is Pink, in which she starred alongside Farhan Akhtar.
Since then, she has mostly appeared in Hollywood projects such as The Matrix Resurrections, Love Again, and series Citadel.
In Rajamouli’s film, she will feature alongside Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu and Prithviraj Sukumaran, whose character was introduced on November 07, 2025. The Malayalam actor is set to play the antagonist, named Kumbha.
The makers are set to reveal the title of the movie on November 15, 2025. At an event scheduled at the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, the movie’s first glimpse will also be unveiled. The event will be live-streamed on JioHotstar.
Published – November 13, 2025 01:49 pm IST
