The RajaSaab
The RajaSaab (titled onscreen as Prabhas's The RajaSaab) is a 2026 Indian Telugu-language fantasy horror comedy film written and directed by Maruthi, and produced by People Media Factory and IVY Entertainment. The film stars Prabhas, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Nidhhi Agerwal, Malavika Mohanan (in her Telugu film debut), Riddhi Kumar and Zarina Wahab. In the film, a man searching for his missing grandfather finds himself in a mansion inhabited by a sinister presence. The project was officially announ...
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Credits and facts
Movie details
- Release date
- 09 January 2026
- Runtime
- 183 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Telugu
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
- Director
- Maruthi Dasari, Maruthi
- Writers
- Maruthi
- Cast
- Prabhas, Sanjay Dutt, Nidhhi Agerwal, Riddhi Kumar, Malavika Mohanan
- Producers
- T. G. Vishwa Prasad
- Production company
- People Media Factory
Spoiler-free synopsis
The RajaSaab (titled onscreen as Prabhas's The RajaSaab) is a 2026 Indian Telugu-language fantasy horror comedy film written and directed by Maruthi, and produced by People Media Factory and IVY Entertainment. The film stars Prabhas, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Nidhhi Agerwal, Malavika Mohanan (in her Telugu film debut), Riddhi Kumar and Zarina Wahab. In the film, a man searching for his missing grandfather finds himself in a mansion inhabited by a sinister presence. The project was officially announced in January 2024, though principal photography began earlier in October 2022. The film's music is composed by Thaman S, with cinematography by Karthik Palani and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film was theatrically released worldwide on 9 January 2026, coinciding with Sankranti. It opened to generally negative reviews from critics, with criticism directed primarily at the screenplay and runtime. Despite the festive release window, the film became a box office failure.
For families
Research guidance
A transparent recommendation derived from an official classification record.
Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.The film can support discussion about responsibility, consequences, empathy, resilience and how characters respond to pressure. Families can compare constructive and harmful choices, consider how relationships and community expectations influence decisions, and talk about the cultural context of contemporary Indian cinema. Where the story is still sparsely documented, these themes should be revisited after viewing rather than assumed from publicity alone.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be prepared to contextualise supernatural scares, frightening imagery, comic insults or awkward situations, fantasy peril. The rating notes do not claim undocumented scenes, and the absence of a separately verified issue is not proof that every scene is free of mild profanity, romance, smoking, alcohol, frightening imagery or upsetting dialogue. For pre-release or lightly documented titles, promotional genre labels can understate or overstate the intensity of the finished film.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful discussion topics include whether risky or harmful behaviour is challenged or normalised, what consequences follow aggression or deception, how family expectations shape individual choices, and whether characters show empathy under pressure. Parents can also discuss the difference between an official CBFC classification and this editorial age recommendation, particularly when evidence remains incomplete.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Recommended from about age 16. The strongest current concerns are supernatural scares, frightening imagery, comic insults or awkward situations, fantasy peril. This is an editorial family-viewing recommendation based on the evidence available on 12 August 2026. For younger viewers, or when the film is still unreleased or poorly documented, waiting for fuller official or post-release content information is the safer choice; shared viewing is useful near the suggested threshold.
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