After his Pan-India blockbuster HanuMan filmmaker Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe (PVCU) is coming up with another film Mahakali. While he serves as the creator and showrunner, Puja Aparna Kolluru is directing the film. As part of the development, the makers have announced that Bollywood star Akshaye Khanna will be playing Shukracharya, the eternal preceptor of the Asuras.