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• Vijay Deverakonda reportedly trained in horse riding for six months for Ranabaali.
• The actor learned advanced riding techniques, including one-handed riding and full-speed galloping.
• Behind-the-scenes footage showed Vijay experiencing falls and injuries during filming.
• Sandeep Reddy Vanga praised Vijay’s action, calling it “raw, untamed ferocity.”
• Vanga predicted Vijay would become the next defining action hero of Indian cinema.

Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda has received a major endorsement from filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who believes the actor could become Indian cinema’s next defining action hero. But behind that praise is the physical preparation Vijay reportedly undertook for Ranabaali, including six months of horse-riding training and falls during filming.

Vanga, who directed Vijay in Arjun Reddy, shared his review of Ranabaali on X after the film arrived in theaters on October 16. His assessment was emphatic, praising the actor’s screen presence and intensity in the action sequences.