Sita Ramam: Rashmika Mandanna as Afreen says Eid-al-Adha Mubarak in the film's new poster

Rashmika Mandanna was one of the many surprising additions to the star-studded cast of director Hanu Raghavapudi's next, Sita Ramam, headlined by Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur. The film, which has music by Vishal Chandrasekhar, is bankrolled by Ashwini Dutt under Swapna Cinema and presented by Vyjayanthi Movies. Set amid the war-backdrop in 1965, the period romance is set to hit theatres on August 5. 

In the film, Rashmika is cast as Afreen, a Kashmiri girl who is a crucial link to the love story of Lieutenant Ram and Sita Mahalakshmi. A special poster of Rashmika, commemorating Eid-al-Adha, was launched today. In a hijab-clad avatar, Rashmika Mandanna extends festive greetings to viewers. A media statement released by the makers reiterates that the actress has an extremely meaty role to play that will alter the course of the narrative.  

Sumanth's first look poster in the role of Brigadier Vishnu Sharma was unveiled yesterday and opened to impressive responses all over. Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Rukmini Vijay Kumar and others too play important roles. PS Vinod and Shreyaas Krishnan have cranked the camera for the film that's edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. Sunil Babu is the production designer. Sita Ramam will simultaneously release in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages.

Sita Ramam marks the Telugu debut of Mrunal Thakur while it's the second straight release in the industry for Dulquer Salmaan. Rutham Samar, Raj Kumar Kandamudi are also part of the film's screenwriting team with Hanu Raghavapudi, Jay Krishna (and Raj Kumar Kandamudi) have penned the dialogues. Two songs from the film have released already - Oh Rama Hey Sita and Inthandham.