SSMB29 is the tentative working title of an upcoming Indian Telugu-language adventure film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the screenplay with V. Vijayendra Prasad. It is produced by K. L. Narayana under Durga Arts. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles.

The film was officially announced in June 2021 under the tentative title SSMB29, as it is Mahesh's 29th film as the lead actor. Principal photography commenced in February 2025 atHyderabad, along with a sporadic schedule held at Odisha. The film will have music composed by M. M. Keeravani and cinematography handled by P. S. Vinod.

• Mahesh Babu
• Prithviraj Sukumaran
• Priyanka Chopra

In October 2017, during an interview with Variety, S. S. Rajamouli announced two projects after Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017). D. V. V. Danayya's DVV Entertainment would fund one project, while K. L. Narayana's Durga Arts would fund the other project.^[3] Rajamouli firstly prioritized his project with Danayya, which became RRR (2022).^[4][5] In April 2020, Rajamouli confirmed that his project Narayana would commence production after RRR and will be featuring Mahesh Babu as the leading actor.^[6] V. Vijayendra Prasad, Rajamouli's father and the co-writer of the film, in June 2021, confirmed that they [Rajamouli and himself] were developing an action thriller film that was an African forest adventure.^[7] The following October, Mahesh confirmed that production would begin after he completes Guntur Kaaram (2024).^[8]

The film is made on a budget of ₹900–1000 crore, becoming the most expensive Indian film.^[9][10]

As per Rajamouli, him and Vijayendra Prasad had completed writing the final script for the film in March 2024 and entered the pre-production process the same month.^[11] They had used two years (2022–2024) on developing the story.^[12] A muhurat puja was held on 2 January 2025 at Aluminium Factory in Hyderabad with the film's cast and crew.^[13]

In September 2024, P. S. Vinod was announced as cinematographer, in his first collaboration with Rajamouli and replacing K. K. Senthil Kumar, his norm collaborator since Sye (2004).^[14] M. M. Keeravani, who has scored the music for all of Rajamouli's films, will score the music.^[15]

Priyanka Chopra was confirmed as the female lead, marking her first collaboration with Mahesh and Rajamouli and her return to Indian cinema after The Sky Is Pink (2019).^[16] Prithviraj Sukumaran was cast in an important role, marking his third Telugu film after Police Police (2010) and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023).^[17]

In September 2024, it was reported that Rajamouli would firstly prioritise sequences which would need VFX when filming, due to the film reportedly featuring multiple VFX-based action sequences.^[18] Principal photography was initially reported to commence from 2024,^[19] but instead commenced on 2 February 2025 in Hyderabad. Mahesh, along with Priyanka Chopra, were both present during the schedule. To avoid leaks of the project, Rajamouli enforced non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for the cast and crew, while also banning mobile phones at the set.^[20] Priyanka resumed filming her portions in early February after attending her brother’s wedding.^[21] After completing the schedule in Hyderabad, reports claimed that the makers would shoot the following schedule in Kenya.^[22] The portions in the schedule were completed filming by early March.^[23]

For the second schedule, Mahesh and Pritiviraj Sukumaran left to Odisha together on 5 March.^[17] The makers constructed a set, which resembled Kashi, in Hyderabad for the third schedule. A picture of the set was leaked on the social media platforms.^[24]

The film will release in Telugu alongside dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada.^[25]