Why ‘The’ Was Added To Prabhas’ Raja Saab
Films of Prabhas with titles beginning with the letter ‘R’ have not fared well at the box office in the past — Raghavendra, Rebel and Radhe Shyam among them
By : subhash k. jha
Update: 2025-12-28 14:25 GMT
Prabhas’s upcoming project carries the unusual title The Raja Saab. Why the addition of ‘The’, you may wonder but there is a reason behind it.
Films of Prabhas with titles beginning with the letter ‘R’ have not fared well at the box office in the past — Raghavendra, Rebel and Radhe Shyam among them.
To avoid what is considered an unlucky pattern, the film was initially titled Raja Saab but was later modified to The Raja Saab, steering clear of the ‘cursed’ ‘R’ title associated with the actor.