Ritu Varma upcoming movies 2026: BharataVarsha with Gopichand and the delayed Dhruva Natchathiram with Vikram. Know her roles, release updates, and latest status.
Ritu Varma is set for an interesting phase with two major films in the pipeline. The Telugu actress, known for *Pelli Choopulu*, *Swag*, and *Mazaka*, is currently balancing a big-scale historical project and a long-delayed Tamil thriller. Her most talked-about upcoming film is *BharataVarsha: Saga of Shula*, also known as Gopichand 33. Directed by Sankalp Reddy, the film is a period action drama set around 642 AD. Ritu plays Sathyavathi, a fierce tribal warrior and archer. The first look released on her birthday showed her in a powerful warrior avatar with a bow and arrow. The film is being mounted on a large scale and is listed for a possible September 2026 release. The second project is Gautham Vasudev Menon’s *Dhruva Natchathiram Chapter 1: Yuddha Kaandam*. Ritu plays Anupama opposite Vikram in this spy action thriller. The film has been complete for years but has faced repeated delays due to financial and legal issues. Court proceedings continued into 2026, and a firm theatrical date is still awaited even though some sites list late September 2026. These two films show two different sides of Ritu Varma — a strong period warrior in Telugu cinema and a key character in a stylish Tamil spy universe. After *Mazaka* and the web series *Devika & Danny*, audiences will now see her in bigger and more contrasting roles. If both films release as planned, 2026 could become an important year for Ritu Varma, giving her visibility in both Telugu and Tamil industries at the same time.