Here’s a clear overview of The RajaSaab (sometimes styled The Raja Saab), the 2026 Indian film starring Prabhas:
🎬 What It Is
The RajaSaab is a horror-comedy / fantasy film directed and written by Maruthi Dasari. It released in theaters on January 9, 2026 and was promoted as a pan-India film in multiple languages (Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam).(The Times of India)
🧑🎤 Cast & Crew
Prabhas as the lead (Raja / Rajasaab)
Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani in key roles
Malavika Mohanan, Nidhhi Agerwal, Riddhi Kumar as female leads
Zarina Wahab, VTV Ganesh, and others in supporting roles
Music by S. Thaman
Director: Maruthi Dasari(The Times of India)
📖 Plot Summary
The story centers on Raja (Prabhas), a carefree young man who lives with his grandmother Gangamma (Zarina Wahab), who suffers from Alzheimer’s and constantly recalls her missing husband and Raja’s grandfather Kanakaraju. Gangamma urges Raja to find his grandfather.(India Today)
Raja follows clues that lead him to Hyderabad and an ancestral mansion — a sprawling, supposedly haunted palace once belonging to his grandfather. There, he encounters supernatural events, mysteries, spirits, and strange occurrences as he tries to uncover the past, solve the mystery of his grandfather’s disappearance, and confront terrifying secrets tied to the house.(India Today)
The film blends horror elements with comic sequences, songs, and multiple romantic subplots, though these shifts in tone are often abrupt.(The New Indian Express)
😄 Genre & Style
The RajaSaab is supposed to mix:
Horror
Comedy
Fantasy
Drama / Family sentiment
With some supernatural elements like exorcism, hypnosis, and tantric lore, the film attempts to balance scares with humor and spectacle — though critics have noted these genres don’t always blend smoothly.(India Today)
📊 Reception
Critics and audiences have mostly responded negatively, pointing out issues such as:
Weak storytelling and screenplay
Inconsistent tone between horror and comedy
Poor character development
Uneven pacing and long runtime (3+ hours)
Some VFX and production design seen as underwhelming
Performances — especially by Prabhas — occasionally praised, but not enough to lift the overall film.(Wikipedia)
Ratings from reviews range from poor (1/5) to mediocre (~2.5/5), and audience feedback highlights disappointment with both scares and humor.(India Today)
🧠In a Nutshell
🌟 The RajaSaab aims to be a grand, panoramic horror-comedy with supernatural intrigue and family emotion, led by a major star (Prabhas).
⚠️ However, most reviewers and viewers feel it fails to deliver on its potential due to muddled storytelling, tonal imbalance, and a lack of effective scares or laughs — making it more tedious than entertaining for many.(India Today)

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