Vijayendra Prasad speaks on ‘RRR 2’, Mahesh Babu’s film

Vijayendra Prasad is the star writer of the decade. Ever since ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ hit the screens in 2015, he has been the most-glorified screenwriter in the country.

IndiaGlitz spoke to him yesterday and found out what is going on in his mind these days. We asked him the one question that is on the top of many a mind. Is ‘RRR’ going to have a sequel? To our surprise, he answered that there is a possibility of it happening. In fact, Jr NTR is privy to a few ideas for the sequel that Prasad recently pitched in the presence of SS Rajamouli. Tarak liked the ideas. “Some ideas popped up. Everybody liked it. God willing, it might happen,” Prasad, who is SS Rajamouli’s father, said.

We then asked him about the Mahesh Babu project under the direction of Rajamouli. What is the movie’s budget? We hear it is going to be made on a budget of Rs 800 Cr. Prasad said that the budget can’t be ascertained without a script in place. The film’s story is yet to be written.

After exploring Rani Laxmibai’s story with ‘Manikarnika’, Prasad has written a story based on the life of Lachit Borphukan, the 17th Century commander in the Ahom kingdom in the present-day Assam. “Like Chatrapathi Sivaji, Lachit was a great warrior. He is an unsung hero,” Prasad said. The film, if ever made, will visually depict the Battle of Saraighat that took place in 1671.