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Mirai teaser: After Hanu-Man, Teja Sajja returns as a warrior in search of his identity and a magical weapon. Watch

Teja Sajja, who once played grandson to actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the film Oh Baby (2019), rose to fame after his fantasy film Hanu-Man (2024) made on a moderate budget, went on to earn in crores, beating Mahesh Babu and Nagarjuna's film at the box office in Pongal last year. Now, the actor is back with yet another fantasy drama, Mirai. On Wednesday, the makers dropped the film's teaser giving a glimpse of their project's theme and characters. Directed by Karthik Gattamneni, the cinematographer behind the famous Telugu franchise Karthikeya, Mirai stars actors Jagapathi Babu, Manchu Manoj, and Ritika Nayak among others. While the film is slated to release on September 5 worldwide, it revolves around a magic weapon, which is the only hope to save people living in Kaliyuga from a devil-minded human who is backed by evil power. The teaser starts with a monologue by Jayaram, who plays a seer, , 'Aanewala hai ek maha sangram, ant honewala hai Ashok ka Aashay. Kaliyug mein janmi koi shakti ise rok nahi sakti. Iss baar rasta bhagwan nahi, dharm ke liye lada hua divya astra dikhayega. Wahi hai Mirai. (A war is about to happen. No one from kaliyuga can put an end to this. This time, even God cannot be our saviour. If there is anything that can save us, it is the ancient weapon Mirai).' The teaser then introduces its villain played by Manchu Manoj. A childhood in isolation changes him into a brutal human being. After showing a glimpse of other actors including Shriya Saran, Jagapathi Babu, Rajendranath Zutshi and Pawan Chopra, the teaser then introduces the character of Teja Sajja. A man who is unaware of his powers. Watch Mirai teaser here: A voice in the background says, 'You are a warrior who is unaware of his identity.' How Teja Sajja finds his answers, gets to Mirai and uses it to save humanity is something that will unfold in the movie. ALSO READ | When Karisma Kapoor opened up about her silver screen debut and family: 'I don't know why people think that women of the Kapoor family can't work' The teaser ends with what seems like Lord Rama walking through a crowd of monkeys, creating a lot of excitement in fans. Soon after the teaser release, many flooded the comments section with praises for the plot, VFX and actor's performance. Many claimed it has better VFX than War 2. A user wrote, 'Tollywood at its peak and showing true culture.' Another user wrote, 'Teja Sajja ki script selection perfect hai.' Others compared the film's VFX to that of Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR's War 2. A user commented, 'That running on the train scene was far better than what we saw in War 2's teaser.' Another user commented, 'Even War 2 VFX feels bad in front of this. Once upon a time, Bollywood used to have a great VFX but Tollywood has overtaken totally. Really proud to see movies like these.' Some even compared the film to Prabhas' Kalki. A user said the battleground scene reminded him of a scene from Nag Ashwin's Kalki. The user wrote, 'This scene reminded me the Mahabharat scenes from KALKI 2898 AD. The VFX looks impressive.' The People Media Factory production, originally made in Telugu, will also release in Hindi, among other languages.