Mohan Babu turns ‘Shikanja Maalik’ in Nani’s 'The Paradise'; Makers share BTS video on his birthday

Telugu veteran Mohan Babu will be seen in the upcoming film ‘The Paradise’ starring Nani and directed by Srikanth Odela. On the birthday of Mohan Babu, the team shared a special surprise. They released a behind-the-scenes video from the film. The video shows Mohan Babu shooting for his role.The video begins in the makeup room. The crew can be seen working on some specific wigs for his character. Mohan Babu can be seen sitting on the chair as he gets wrapped in his character’s outfit. Later, the caption of the ship, Srikanth Odela, is seen instructing him and the other supporting cast members about the character's photoshoot.Sharing the video, they wrote, “Wishing the legendary @themohanbabu Garu a very Happy Birthday. Once again, Cinema will witness his supreme villainism as ‘SHIKANJA MAALIK’ in #TheParadise. #LiveLikeMohanBabu Happy Ugadi. GRAND RELEASE WORLDWIDE ON AUGUST 21st, 2026. #JadalZamanaFromAug21 Natural Star @NameisNani in an @odela_srikanth cinema. An @anirudhofficia musical."In the film, Mohan Babu plays a strong and dangerous villain named Shikanja Malik. His look in the movie is rugged and scary.Earlier, according to a report by 123Telugu, Srikantha Odela shared that some people do not know the real acting power of Mohan Babu. “A section of the audience is not aware of Mohan Babu sir’s true capability as an actor. I am 100% trying to showcase the Mohan Babu we have been missing. I won’t say much now because the teaser and trailer will speak more about him,” he said. Speaking of the cast of the film, Kayadu Lohar is playing the female lead. Meanwhile,Sonali Kulkarni, Sampoornesh Babu, Tanikella Bharani and Raghav Juyal, who is making his Tollywood debut, are part of it.Anirudh is composing the tunes for the film.The film was first planned to be released on March 26, 2026. But the makers have changed the date. It will release on August 21, 2026. It will come out in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, English, Spanish, Bengali, Kannada, and Malayalam.