India, Feb. 4 -- Director SS Rajamouli is often credited with making India obsessed with releasing films in two parts, thanks to Baahubali. Films that followed suit rarely held the audience's attention as the magnum opus did. And now, it looks like the filmmaker will finally put an end to the mania with his Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer Varanasi. (Also Read: Priyanka Chopra mutters 'oh my god' under her breath on Mahesh Babu's take on cinema; fans say 'ori deeni eshalu')

In an interview with Screen Rant Plus that was filmed during the first glimpse launch of Varanasi in Hyderabad last year, Rajamouli revealed that the film will be released in one part. When he was asked if the film would have two parts, he...