By: Entertainment DeskBengaluru | November 18, 2025 02:53 PM IST 3 min readMembers of the Rashtriya Vanara Sena filed a police complaint against director SS Rajamouli citing he hurt religious sentiments with his remarks during the great launch event of Varanasi.SS Rajamouli‘s Globetrotter event was expected to be the perfect launch for the filmmaker’s next after the Oscar-winning RRR. The event, which was to launch the name of his film, titled Varanasi, faced tecnical glitches that delayed the event, making a frustrated filmmaker to remark that he feels let down by God. After he faced backlash online, a complaint has now been filed by the Rashtriya Vanara Sena for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The grand event was held at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.At the event, technical glitches prevented the teaser from being played. An emotional Rajamouli apologised to 50,000-strong crowd and said he felt let down by Hanuman, who his father, scriptwriter V Vijayendra Prasad, had said will guide him. “I don’t have much faith in gods. This is an emotional moment for me. I don’t believe in God. My dad came and said Lord Hanuman will take care of things for me. After the glitch happened, I raised my voice at him, saying, ‘Is this how he leads me?’ My wife is a big admirer of Hanuman. She treats the god like her friend and talks to him. I expressed my anger at her too, saying, ‘Is this how he does things?’” Despite making films around the rich mythological backdrop of the Hindu religion and the use of overt spiritual iconography in his films, SS Rajamouli has always proclaimed himself to be an atheist. Now, the members of Rashtriya Vanara Sena have filed an official police complaint against the director for his remarks on Lord Hanuman.Also Read | SS Rajamouli says ‘I don’t believe in God’ amid glitches and leaks at Varanasi eventThere is also a short glimpse of ‘Hanuman’ in the glimpse video shared, from the ‘Treta Yuga’ section of the teaser. The film is expected to be a time-hopping, globe-trotting adventure that traverses between the important touchstones of Hindu mythology in search of hidden treasure.There was a backlash online against Rajamouli for the remarks, and several people online attempted to steer the conversation towards the magnificent first glimpse video featuring Mahesh Babu that the team released during the event. Rajamouli has not yet responded to any of these latest developments. Varanasi will also star Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran alongside Mahesh Babu and will be eyeing a release sometime in 2027.Click here to follow Screen Digital on YouTube and stay updated with the latest from the world of cinema.© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:SS RajamouliVaranasi Movie