‘RRR’, ‘Baahubali’ Screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad’s Next ‘Brahmaputra: The Ahom Son Rises’

National desk:
After being resurrected by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the narrative of 17th-century general Lachit Borphukan is being told in a novel named 'Brahmaputra: The Ahom Son Rises (Book 1)' by 'RRR' scriptwriter, film director, and Rajya Sabha MP Vijayendra Prasad.
The famous blockbuster filmmaker, who is also S.S. Rajamouli's father, has partnered with navy officer-turned-espionage fiction writer Kulpreet Yadav to create the novel, which will be published by HarperCollins Publishers India on May 30, 2023.
The plot will be written by Vijayendra Prasad and will begin with Lachit falling in love with Princess Padmini, daughter of Swargadeo Jayadhwaj Singha, monarch of the Ahom empire.