ఫౌజి (2027)

Anecdotes

Fauzi is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language period war action drama film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Y. Ravi Shankar, and Naveen Yerneni under the banner of Mythri Movie Makers and T-Series Films. The film stars Prabhas in the titular role alongside Imanvi Esmail, Anupam Kher, Sajjad Delafrooz and Mithun Chakraborty. Set during 1942, it focuses on the spy Fauzi fighting for the Azad Hind Army during World War Two. The film was composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar, cinematography handed by Sudeep Chatterjee and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. Fauzi is scheduled to theatrical release on 19 March 2027.

Production

Following the success of Sita Ramam (2022), director Hanu Raghavapudi launched the new project with Prabhas in the lead role on 17 August 2024, under the tentative title as PrabhasHanu. The project began with puja ceremony in Hyderabad on same day. The film's title as Fauzi was revealed on 23 October 2025, coinciding with Prabhas' 46th birthday. The film marks Prabhas' return to period drama after Baahubali.

Made with an estimated budget of ₹500–₹700 crore, Fauzi is one of the most expensive Telugu film.

Prabhas plays lead in the titular role, a soldier/spy of the Azad Hind Fauj in the film. Debutant Imanvi Esmail was finalised as female protagonist. Sajjad Delafrooz was confirmed to play as the lead antagonist marking his Telugu film debut. Anupam Kher's cast was confirmed by the makers on 7 March 2026. Mithun Chakraborty and Jaya Prada joined the cast the August 2024.

Principal photography commenced in 24 August 2024 in Madurai. In February 2026, Prabhas sustained minor injury while performing a horse-riding sequence. In April 2026, the makers announced that 80% of shooting of the film was completed. On 5 May 2026, six crew members met a road accident near Abdullapurmet while they were on way to Ramoji Film City for a shoot, in which one died on spot and five other injured.

In mid-August, Prabhas' unit moved to Aluminium Factory for filming. For shooting purpose a Japanese Army camp of the World War II era was recreated at Ramoji Film City.

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