Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer upcoming historical drama is set to release in theatres on October 16, he announced Thursday.
Directed by Rahul Sankrityan, the film was previously scheduled to release in theatres on September 11.
"This OCT 16. Worldwide in Cinemas near you," reads the caption on Instagram.
follows the incident of a genocide that claimed the lives of lakhs of Indians in pre-Independence India. Deverakonda will be seen in a never-before-seen avatar of a fierce rebel who goes against the Britishers.
Rashmika Mandanna plays the female lead, while Arnold Vosloo, known for playing the villain in series, is set to step into the role of the British officer Sir Theodore Hector.
The upcoming film marks Deverakonda's second collaboration with Sankrityan after 2018's . It will also bring Deverakonda and Rashmika together after the 2019 romance-action .
Mythri Movie Makers is producing the film while the Ajay-Atul duo is set to compose the music.
Earlier this year, the makers of have unveiled a first-look video featuring Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda, offering audiences a glimpse of the pair's on-screen chemistry in the upcoming drama.
The video, shared as a celebratory gesture to mark the duo's wedding, was set to the song from the film. Composed by Ajay-Atul and sung by Shweta Mohan and Javed Ali, the track played over visuals of a wedding sequence featuring the lead characters.
Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda tied the knot on February 26 in Udaipur in the presence of close friends and family. The couple have previously shared screen space in and .