Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga has urged "every genuine film lover" to watch Rao Bahadur, calling it a rare cinematic experience that deserves time, patience and applause. Vanga shared a note on X, formerly Twitter, in which he spoke about the psychological drama written, directed, and edited by Venkatesh Maha. He wrote: “Just watched Rao Bahadur. This is one of those rare, rich films that reminds you why we fell in love with cinema in the first place. I have one request to every genuine film lover... give this film three hours of your life. It deserves your attention, your patience, and your applause.”

 

“Venkatesh Maha has crafted it so precisely within the financial metrics and it requires guts & absolute conviction. SatyaDEV is sensational. No noise. No shortcuts. Just pure filmmaking.Congratulations to the entire team. Films like these deserve to be celebrated.” The film follows Ramappa Rao Bahadur, a fading aristocrat diagnosed with terminal cancer. Set between 1968 and 1991, the film explores themes of guilt, lineage, and social conditioning as the protagonist navigates a deteriorating mind and a family legacy. Talking about Vanga, his next is Spirit which will release in March 2027. The film stars Prabhas and Triptii Dimri as the lead pair. Rao Bahadur was theatrically released worldwide on July 3.