Ace director S S Rajamouli whose forthcoming film 'Bahubali' which is creating a lot of hype among the public has silently released the first look of actor Sudeep in the film.

Sudeep has played the role of a Persian noble called Aslam Khan and Rajamouli on Saturday released the first look of Sudeep in the film. Apart from releasing the first look, Rajamouli has also thanked the actor for playing a small role in the film. 'On my request, Kiccha Sudeep did a small guest appearance in Baahubali - The Beginning. Thank you so much!!' says Rajamouli in his Face Book message.

Rajamouli has also announced that the trailer of the film is all set to be launched on the 31st of May.

RS Productions has signed an agreement with the makers of 'Bahubali' to distribute the film for entire Karnataka. RS Productions will not only be distributing the Karnataka area but also the Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam also.

'Bahubali' is the most anticipated film of South India and has been directed by S S Rajamouli. The film stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubatti, Tamannah, Anushka Shetty and others and has been made on a whopping budget of more than 120 crores.

Many producers and distributors were eyeing to buy the distribution rights of the film. However, Kanakapura Srinivas and Srikanth of RS Productions has been successful in buying the distribution rights of the film for entire Karnataka. The Agreement has been signed in this context.

Sources say its the highest amount paid by a distributor in Karnataka for other languages.

'Duniya' Vijay starrer 'RX Soori' is all set to release in the month of July. Meanwhile, producer Suresh has decided to release the trailer of the film with South India's most anticipated film 'Bahubali'. Yes, Prabhas starrer 'Bahubali' directed by S S Rajamouli is all set to release on the 10th of July across India. The makers of 'RX Soori' has decided to encash the release of 'Bahubali' and release the trailer of the film along with 'Bahubali'. The trailer will also be shown in theaters across Andhra Pradesh.

'RX Soori' is being written and directed by Srijai and is produced by Suresh unders the Suresh Pictures banner. Arjun Janya is the music composer while H C Venu is the cameraman. Akanksha, Ravishankar, Rajeev, Vinyaprasad and others play prominent roles in the film.

It seems Sudeep will not be part of the Telugu film Baahubali's second part. Sudeep himself has replied to a fan that if he was part of it, he should have heard from the film maker by now.

SS Rajamouli the director had cast Sudeep in his earlier Telugu film Eega. Sudeep made a cameo role in Baahubali part 1 and there were hints in it that his character would continue. The first promo of the second part is expected to be released for actor Prabhas' birthday next month. The first part had become the highest grossing Indian film.