It’s Sikandar vs Katappa: 'Baahubali' Actor To Play Negative Role In Salman Khan-Starrer, Says Report
As per several news reports, 'Baahubali' actor Sathyaraj will be playing the negative role in Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna's 'Sikandar'.
The AR Murugadoss-directorial 'Sikandar', starring Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna continues to get bigger and better. The upcoming Hindi film is slated to be released in cinemas on Eid 2025, but the updates are coming thick and thin. In the latest entertainment news, we finally know who will be playing the negative role, and it will just blow your mind. As per several news reports, 'Baahubali' actor Sathyaraj will be playing the negative role in Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna's 'Sikandar'.
For the unversed, Sathyaraj had played the role of Katappa in SS Rajamouli's 'Baahubali' series.
"Yes Yes Yes. It is true. #Satyaraj aka. #Kattapa to play the negative lead alongside #SalmanKhan in #Sikandar. Filming begins in June. #ARMurugadoss directs this #SajidNadiadwala production. Its an #Eid2025 release," Pinkvilla journalist Himesh Mankad wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
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Yes Yes Yes. It is true. #Satyaraj aka. #Kattapa to play the negative lead alongside #SalmanKhan in #Sikandar. Filming begins in June. #ARMurugadoss directs this #SajidNadiadwala production. Its an #Eid2025 release!
— Himesh (@HimeshMankad) May 27, 2024
Earlier, it was confirmed that Rashmika Mandanna has been roped in to Salman Khan in his next film ‘Sikandar’.
This film will mark Rashmika Mandanna's maiden collaboration with Salman Khan, the director, and producer Sajid Nadiadwala.
On Eid 2024, Salman Khan had announced ‘Sikandar’, which will be directed by AR Murugadoss.
Revealing the film's title on Instagram, Salman Khan posted, “Iss Eid 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' aur 'Maidaan' ko dekho aur agli Eid Sikandar se aa kar milo. Wish u all Eid Mubarak.”
Salman Khan was last seen in the action thriller film ‘Tiger 3’, which performed well at the box office.
Coming back to Rashmika Mandanna, she made her Bollywood debut with ‘Goodbye’ in 2022. She subsequently starred in ‘Mission Majnu’ and ‘Animal’.
She will also be seen in ‘Chaava’ opposite Vicky Kaushal. The actress is gearing up for ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ opposite Allu Arjun.
