Rs 50,000 cr scam, riots and a baby: Nagarjuna’s King 100 glimpse blends action with emotion

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Over the next 80 seconds, his voiceover walks you through what happens when a man crosses from one side to the other: cash piles up, gold bars stack like bricks, horse races are won, enemies multiply, a Rs 50,000 crore scam unfolds, riots erupt and somewhere in the wreckage, a baby needs saving.

The glimpse ends on an emotional note, with Nagarjuna’s character finding a baby in the aftermath of what appears to be a house fire, holding the child in his arms as rain pours around him, hinting at a father-daughter relationship at the centre of the story.

That is how Nagarjuna opens the King 100 glimpse, released on his 67th birthday on Saturday. But once I became rich, they started calling me The King,” Nagarjuna says in the voiceover, adding, “This identity is more powerful than money, but to keep it, I have to be on my toes.” The visuals establish a world of extreme wealth, including luxury sports cars, piles of cash and elite horse-racing tracks, before the tone shifts.

Nagarjuna, who is 67, has described the film in earlier interviews as a “complete commercial entertainer.” One of the most significant aspects of King 100 is the reunion of Nagarjuna and Tabu, who are sharing the screen for the first time in 28 years.

The glimpse, released by Annapurna Studios on August 29, officially confirms the title of the film as King 100 and announces a worldwide theatrical release on December 24, 2026, targeting the Christmas holiday window. Also Read: How two dubbed Telugu films made Nagarjuna a star for Hindi audience King 100 is written and directed by Ra Karthik, who is making his Telugu directorial debut with this film.

The narrative links his character to a scenes of riots, social unrest and government officials working against him suggesting strong political undertones. The film will reportedly use advanced de-aging technology to show Nagarjuna’s character at different stages of his life, from 25 to 60.

The two last appeared together in the 1990s, during which they were paired in several Telugu and Hindi films. Tabu’s involvement was confirmed earlier this year and has been one of the project’s biggest talking points.

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There are two kinds of people in the world, the rich and the poor.
That is how Nagarjuna opens the King 100 glimpse, released on his 67th birthday on Saturday.
Over the next 80 seconds, his voiceover walks you through what happens when a man crosses from one side to the other: cash piles up, gold bars stack like bricks, horse races are won, enemies multiply, a Rs 50,000…
The glimpse, released by Annapurna Studios on August 29, officially confirms the title of the film as King 100 and announces a worldwide theatrical release on December 24, 2026, targeting the Christmas holiday window.
But once I became rich, they started calling me The King,” Nagarjuna says in the voiceover, adding, “This identity is more powerful than money, but to keep it, I have to be on my toes.” The visuals establish a world…
The narrative links his character to a scenes of riots, social unrest and government officials working against him suggesting strong political undertones.
The glimpse ends on an emotional note, with Nagarjuna’s character finding a baby in the aftermath of what appears to be a house fire, holding the child in his arms as rain pours around him, hinting at a…
The film will reportedly use advanced de-aging technology to show Nagarjuna’s character at different stages of his life, from 25 to 60.

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