India, Jan. 27 -- On Republic Day, director Rahul Sankrityan released the first look of his upcoming period drama, Ranabaali. Starring Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna and Arnold Vosloo in lead roles, the film is a period drama set in the pre-Independence era. Amid criticism that the video allegedly used AI, director Rahul clarifies.

A film critic and founder of a Telugu cinema website took to his X (formerly Twitter) to share the first look of Ranabaali. Sharing it, he wrote, "#Ranabaali glimpse is sensational. Largely created using AI, it highlights key aspects of the pre-Independence era, exposing how the British plundered India's wealth and carried out genocide."

However, in his reply, Rahul denied that AI was used to generate t...