Akshaye Khanna is gaining his long-overdue widespread recognition for his recent film Dhurandhar. And now, after his highly praised performance in Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, the actor is set to make his Telugu debut with filmmaker Prasanth Varma’s upcoming Mahakali, which further expands the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe. The makers shared the first poster of Akshaye's look from the film, and it looks promising.

Akshaye Khanna's intense poster as Asura Guru Shukracharya

On December 9, film critic Taran Adarsh shared that Akshaye Khanna is set to make his Telugu debut with Prasanth Varma's next, titled Mahakali. The tweet unvieled an intense poster of the actor along with the announcement that read, "From the universe of Hanu-Man: Akshaye Khanna in Prasanth Varma's Mahakali... After his fantastic act in Dhurandhar, AkshayeKhanna now steps into PrasanthVarma's Mahakali – marking his Telugu debut – as part of the expanding PVCU. The supremely talented actor will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar – he essays the role of Shukracharya, the formidable guru of the asuras. Written, conceptualised and created by PrasanthVarma, Mahakali is directed by PujaKolluru... Produced by RKDStudios, RKDuggal and RiwazDuggal."