The rumours about Dr. Mohan Babu playing a key role in Nani's film, The Paradise, which is directed by Srikanth Odela, first surfaced around December 2024 and gained traction in March 2025. Recent leaks from the set of The Paradise on July 9, 2025, have further confirmed his involvement, with one picture notably showing a jail set with a photo of Mohan Babu on the wall. It has been reported that he is playing the antagonist in the film.
Mohan Babu was recently seen in Kannappa. He must have been paid a bomb to do the negative role in The Paradise.
Speaking to Variety in March, Nani described his movie as India’s Mad Max, whose tone and nature will be wild and poetic. Set in a fictional recreation of the Secunderabad area that gives the film its title, the film will head to theatres on March 26, 2026.
