Manikarnika is an epic biographical film based on the life of Rani Lakshmi Bhai which stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead role. Tollywood director Krish Jagarlamudi is helming this project and the story was penned by Vijayendra Prasad.
The filming of this magnum opus commenced in May last year and was supposed to hit the screens in Summer this year. But, the release has been delayed as some crucial episodes are undergoing reshoots.
Close sources to the team revealed that some scenes of the film are being reworked again to get a better output and this is the reason why the film getting delayed.
Further, it is learnt that the budget of the film has increased by 5 Crores due to reshoots.
As Krish is currently busy with the first schedule of NTR biopic in Telugu, Manikarnika is likely to be delayed a little more