Rana-Daggubati-Prayers-at-Padmanabhaswamy-TempleRana is anyway a pan-Indian actor and people across the country know him, courtesy his role as Bhallaladeva in Baahubali. Naturally, he will be one of the most sought after actors in different film industries. After Telugu, Tamil and Hindi, Rana is making his debut into Malayalam movies.

This debut is going to be a grand one as his will be essaying the role of Marthanda Varma, the title role which will be based on the king of Travencore, Marthanda Varma. So, the actor chose to begin his journey seeking the blessings of Lord Padmanabhaswamy in Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Rana even met the descendants of the royal family after offering the prayers. K. Madhu is going to direct the movie. Award winning technicians like Rasool Pookutty, Peter Heins and MM Keeravani are roped in for this movie that would portray the life of Marthanda Varma.