Prabhas turned 47 on 23 October 2026, and his fans got two gifts that day. One was a Kalki Part 2 video. The other was the teaser for Fauzi, his period spy film with director Hanu Raghavapudi. The teaser is titled File No 25. It also confirmed a new date. Fauzi will now release on 19 March 2027, after moving from a planned December 2026 window. That move matters. December 2026 was crowded, and Fauzi is a large film that needs a clear run. March 2027 gives it room, and it also puts it close to other large releases. The makers, Mythri Movie Makers, with T-Series Films presenting, have not changed the date again as of 2 November 2026. Fans should still treat dates as plans that can shift, but March 19 is now the official line from the teaser.

What the teaser shows

The teaser does not open with Prabhas. It opens in Berlin on 29 May 1942, with a meeting between Subhas Chandra Bose and Adolf Hitler. Bose asks for German help against Britain. Hitler doubts the fight. Bose answers that dreams do not win wars, but intelligence does. Then Bose introduces his man. He calls him a soldier, a strategist and a spy, a man who crippled British intelligence and built a code based on the Bhagavad Gita that the British found harder to crack than the German Enigma. Only then does Prabhas appear, in a period look, carrying a gun. His closing line is blunt. He tells the British he will draw their blood and snatch freedom, forcefully. The teaser does not explain the full plot. It builds a myth around one man, then shows his face. That is a classic teaser trick, and it worked. The video trended fast, and fans clipped the Berlin scene within hours.

Who is in the film

Prabhas plays the lead, a fictional Indian spy, soldier and strategist who works under Bose during World War 2. Imanvi plays the female lead. Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty and Jaya Prada are also in the cast, according to reports. Hanu Raghavapudi directs. He made Sita Ramam, a love story set during the 1965 India Pakistan war, which won praise for its emotion and music. Fauzi is a step up in scale for him, from a romance to a spy saga across continents. Music is by Vishal Chandrasekhar. The film is planned for release in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali. That wide language plan tells you the makers see this as a pan India film, not a Telugu only release. Prabhas has that reach, and a freedom struggle story has an audience across India.

The debate after the teaser

Within days of the teaser, Chandra Kumar Bose, the grandnephew of Subhas Chandra Bose, objected. He asked the makers to pull the teaser, correct it and release it again. He also asked for a public apology from Hanu Raghavapudi. His point was that mixing fiction with history in this way risks distorting what happened in the 1942 meeting. He still wished the film well for its March 2027 release, and he called the teaser goosebumps in the same post. As of the latest reports, the makers had not issued an official response to that demand. That silence is worth noting. It does not mean the film will change, and it does not mean it will not. It means fans should wait for a clear word from Mythri Movie Makers before assuming a new teaser is coming. Films based on real figures often face this debate, and the way makers handle it can shape public talk for weeks.

Why Fauzi stands out in Prabhas's slate

Prabhas has a lot on his plate. Spirit is a modern cop drama. Kalki Part 2 is a futuristic myth tale. Salaar 2 is a dark action sequel. Fauzi is different from all three. It is a period film, rooted in real history, with a fictional hero at its centre. That gives Prabhas a chance to play a man who thinks as much as he fights. The code angle, based on the Gita, is the hook that sets Fauzi apart from a standard war film. The risk is also clear. A period film needs strong writing, not just large sets. If the history feels loose, viewers will push back, as the teaser debate already shows. If the writing is tight, Fauzi could be the most talked about Prabhas film of 2027, because it mixes action with a story many Indians learn in school. The next trailer will show which way it goes. Watch for more of Prabhas's character, not just the Berlin scene, and for how Imanvi's role fits the spy plot.