He also said that the sequence took nearly 60 days to shoot and required extensive planning, calling it one of the most memorable portions of his career. Speaking about the role, Mahesh Babu revealed that embodying Ram required unlearning modern things altogether. “I’m playing Lord Rama’s character, it required posture,” the actor told Variety. “You can’t stand like modern characters,” he explained. To achieve this period-look, Mahesh underwent three months of intensive Kalari martial arts training, not for action sequences alone, but to alter his stance, balance, and body alignment. The actor star said that when he saw the shot, he was really happy, calling the six months of physical training “worth it”.
