Does SS Rajamouli's Varanasi have a Ramayana connection? A viral theory involving nine gemstones, Kumbhakarna and time travel has sparked curiosity. The film Varanasi by SS Rajamouli, which stars Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Prithviraj Sukumaran, has emerged as the centre of an online theory that says the movie could have a connection with the Ramayana.