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Rajamouli – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="S.S. Rajamouli" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80" title="एसएस राजामौली – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="एसएस राजामौली" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%E3%83%BBS%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AA" title="S・S・ラージャマウリ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="S・S・ラージャマウリ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%90%E0%A8%B8._%E0%A8%90%E0%A8%B8._%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%8C%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%80" title="ਐਸ. ਐਸ. ਰਾਜਾਮੌਲੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਐਸ. ਐਸ. ਰਾਜਾਮੌਲੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C" title="ایس ایس راجامولی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ایس ایس راجامولی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">پنجابی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli" title="S. S. Rajamouli – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="S. S. Rajamouli" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1._%D0%A1._%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="С. С. Раджамаули – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="С. С. 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S. Rajamouli</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:SS_Rajamouli,_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SS_Rajamouli%2C_2021.jpg/220px-SS_Rajamouli%2C_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SS_Rajamouli%2C_2021.jpg/330px-SS_Rajamouli%2C_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/SS_Rajamouli%2C_2021.jpg/440px-SS_Rajamouli%2C_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="875" data-file-height="1168" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Rajamouli in 2021</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli</div> (1973-10-10) 10 October 1973 (age 51) <div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Hire_Kotnekal" title="Hire Kotnekal">Hire Kotnekal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mysore_State" title="Mysore State">Mysore State</a>, India (present-day <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, India)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jakkanna</li><li>Nandi</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Film director</li><li>screenwriter</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Works</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli_filmography" title="S. S. Rajamouli filmography">Filmography</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cinematic_style_of_S._S._Rajamouli" title="Cinematic style of S. S. Rajamouli">Cinematic Style</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Rama_Rajamouli" title="Rama Rajamouli">Rama Rajamouli</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2001)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Father</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/V._Vijayendra_Prasad" title="V. Vijayendra Prasad">V. Vijayendra Prasad</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Family</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_Indian_film_families#Koduri_family" title="List of South Indian film families">Koduri family</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_S._S._Rajamouli" title="List of awards and nominations received by S. S. Rajamouli">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Honours</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> (2016)<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli (<a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/ˈrɑːdʒəmaʊlɪ/</a> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key">RAH-juh-mow-li</a>; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian filmmaker who works in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu cinema</a>. Known for his <a href="/wiki/Epic_film" title="Epic film">epic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fantasy" title="Fantasy">fantasy</a> genre films, he is the highest grossing Indian director of all time,<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> as well as the highest-paid director in <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian cinema</a>.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> Rajamouli is a recipient of various <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_S._S._Rajamouli" title="List of awards and nominations received by S. S. Rajamouli">national and international honours</a> including a <a href="/wiki/New_York_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Director" title="New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director">New York Film Critics Circle award</a>,<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> a <a href="/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Movie_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" title="Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Critics' Choice Movie Award</a>,<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> two <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Awards" title="Saturn Awards">Saturn Awards</a>, five <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu">Filmfare Awards</a>, and four <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a>. In 2016, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> honoured him with the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>, for his contributions in the field of art. In 2023, he was included on the <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a>'s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> Rajamouli has been described by film trade analyst <a href="/wiki/Komal_Nahta" title="Komal Nahta">Komal Nahta</a> as "the biggest Indian film director ever".<a href="#cite_note-Sharma-2022-7">[7]</a> <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Dwyer" title="Rachel Dwyer">Rachel Dwyer</a>, professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema at <a href="/wiki/SOAS_University_of_London" title="SOAS University of London">SOAS</a>, called him "India's most significant director today".<a href="#cite_note-:122-8">[8]</a> He has directed twelve <a href="/wiki/Feature_film" title="Feature film">feature films</a> so far, and all of them have been successful at the box office.<a href="#cite_note-Sharma-2022-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> Three of his films—<a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a> (2015), <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2: The Conclusion</a> (2017), and <a href="/wiki/RRR_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="RRR (film)">RRR</a> (2022)—are among the top ten <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_India#Domestic_gross_figures" title="List of highest-grossing films in India">highest grossing-films in India</a> to date. All three films were also the <a href="/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_Indian_films#Record-holders" title="List of most expensive Indian films">most expensive Indian films</a> ever made at the time of their release. Baahubali 2 is currently the highest grossing film in India, and sold over 10 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a> (100 million) tickets during its box office run; the highest estimated admissions for any film in India since <a href="/wiki/Sholay" title="Sholay">Sholay</a> (1975).<a href="#cite_note-:422-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-:532-11">[11]</a> The 2009 fantasy action film, <a href="/wiki/Magadheera" title="Magadheera">Magadheera</a> was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Telugu_films" title="List of highest-grossing Telugu films">highest-grossing Telugu film</a> ever at the time of its release.<a href="#cite_note-The_Hindu_2015-06-07-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-13">[13]</a> <a href="/wiki/Eega" title="Eega">Eega</a> (2012) won nine awards at the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_After_Dark_Film_Festival#2013" title="Toronto After Dark Film Festival">Toronto After Dark Film Festival</a>, including the Most Original Film. <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_(franchise)#Feature_films" title="Baahubali (franchise)">Baahubali</a> films have received six <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Awards" title="Saturn Awards">Saturn Award</a> nominations with Baahubali 2 winning the <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_International_Film" title="Saturn Award for Best International Film">Best International Film</a>. RRR received various <a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_RRR" title="List of accolades received by RRR">international accolades</a> including an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards" title="Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Award</a> for the song "<a href="/wiki/Naatu_Naatu" title="Naatu Naatu">Naatu Naatu</a>", and a <a href="/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Movie_Awards" title="Critics' Choice Movie Awards">Critics' Choice Movie Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Movie_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" title="Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Best Foreign Language Film</a>. <a href="/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli_filmography" title="S. S. Rajamouli filmography">Rajamouli's films</a> are typically characterized by their epic grandeur, stylized action sequences, unbridled <a href="/wiki/Hero" title="Hero">heroism</a> and larger-than-life characters with historical and mythological references. His films have been noted for their integration of <a href="/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery" title="Computer-generated imagery">CGI</a> with <a href="/wiki/Practical_effect" title="Practical effect">practical effects</a>. With his <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_(franchise)" title="Baahubali (franchise)">Baahubali</a> films, he has pioneered the <a href="/wiki/Pan-Indian_film" title="Pan-Indian film">pan-Indian film</a> movement.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> He is also credited for expanding the market of <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu cinema</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_South_India" title="Cinema of South India">South Indian cinema</a> into <a href="/wiki/North_India" title="North India">North India</a> and international markets.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_background">Early life and background</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and background">edit</a>]</div> Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli was born on 10 October 1973 in a <a href="/wiki/Telugu_people" title="Telugu people">Telugu</a> family<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> to <a href="/wiki/V._Vijayendra_Prasad" title="V. Vijayendra Prasad">V. Vijayendra Prasad</a> and Raja Nandini.<a href="#cite_note-indt322-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> His parents were staying in <a href="/wiki/Hire_Kotnekal" title="Hire Kotnekal">Hire Kotnekal</a> in <a href="/wiki/Raichur_district" title="Raichur district">Raichur district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mysore_State" title="Mysore State">Mysore state</a> (present-day <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>) at the time of his birth.<a href="#cite_note-:82-19">[19]</a> Both his parents hail from <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> — his father from <a href="/wiki/Kovvur" title="Kovvur">Kovvur</a> near <a href="/wiki/Rajahmundry" title="Rajahmundry">Rajahmundry</a> and his mother from <a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam" title="Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a>.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-Atluri-20042-21">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-20052-22">[22]</a> Rajamouli's mother belonged to <a href="/wiki/Kapu_(caste)" title="Kapu (caste)">Kapu</a> caste and his father is a <a href="/wiki/Kamma_(caste)" title="Kamma (caste)">Kamma</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:123-23">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> His parents met in Vizag and later had an inter-caste <a href="/wiki/Love_marriage" title="Love marriage">love marriage</a>. Vijayendra Prasad is opposed to the <a href="/wiki/Caste_system_in_India" title="Caste system in India">caste system</a> and dropped the initial 'K' from his name, as he felt it was an indicator of his caste.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-:123-23">[23]</a> Rajamouli's parents are ardent devotees of <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Lord Shiva</a>. He was born after his mother had a dream when she visited the pilgrimage site of <a href="/wiki/Srisailam" title="Srisailam">Srisailam</a>. Hence, he was named Srisaila Sri Rajamouli.<a href="#cite_note-atheist2-26">[26]</a> He has one elder sister who now lives in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> Rajamouli grew up in a <a href="/wiki/Extended_family" title="Extended family">joint family</a> — his father and his five brothers lived in the same house with their families.<a href="#cite_note-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-29">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> Prasad's family had lands in Kovvur, which were lost when the railways lines were laid through them.<a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-32">[32]</a> Then, Prasad and his family moved to Karnataka from Kovvur in 1968. Prasad, along with his elder brother K. V. Sivashankar, bought seven <a href="/wiki/Acre" title="Acre">acres</a> of paddy fields in <a href="/wiki/Hire_Kotnekal" title="Hire Kotnekal">Hirekotikal</a> village near <a href="/wiki/Manvi" title="Manvi">Manvi</a> in Raichur district. Their family moved back to Kovvur in 1977.<a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-2017-33">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> Rajamouli was educated in Kovvur till fourth standard and then shifted to <a href="/wiki/Eluru" title="Eluru">Eluru</a> where he studied till <a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Grade#India" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleventh Grade">Intermediate first year</a>. He then took a break of two years and finished his <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Grade#India" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelfth Grade">Intermediate second year</a> in Kovvur. After that, he did not pursue any further formal education.<a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2005-35">[35]</a> Rajamouli was passionate about <a href="/wiki/Storytelling" title="Storytelling">storytelling</a> right from his second standard.<a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-2-36">[36]</a> When he was seven years old, his grandmother introduced him to the <a href="/wiki/Epic_poetry" title="Epic poetry">epics</a> <a href="/wiki/Ramayana" title="Ramayana">Ramayana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bhagavata_Purana" title="Bhagavata Purana">Bhagavata</a>.<a href="#cite_note-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-29">[29]</a> At the same age, his father introduced him to <a href="/wiki/Amar_Chitra_Katha" title="Amar Chitra Katha">Amar Chitra Katha</a> comics that featured stories on Indian <a href="/wiki/Historical_figure" title="Historical figure">historical figures</a>, religious legends and <a href="/wiki/Folklore" title="Folklore">folktales</a>. It had a huge impact on him and developed his penchant for larger-than-life characters.<a href="#cite_note-Cain-2015-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-29">[29]</a> He would remember those stories and the films he watched and then re-tell them to his friends in his own way.<a href="#cite_note-Cain-2015-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-2-36">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-atheist2-26">[26]</a> His mother was keen on him learning <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> and would take him to watch <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>-language films in the nearby towns. She encouraged him to read <a href="/wiki/Comics" title="Comics">comics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_literature" title="Children's literature">storybooks</a> in his free time and never pressured him in academics.<a href="#cite_note-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-29">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-Olson-2022-38">[38]</a> His father recollecting about Rajamouli's childhood noted, "he was not an ambitious child. For a long time, we did not know what interested him. He showed some inclination towards films. He played the role of young Krishna in a film I directed."<a href="#cite_note-Naidu-39">[39]</a> Rajamouli's paternal grandfather was a wealthy landlord who owned 360 <a href="/wiki/Acre" title="Acre">acres</a> of land. By the time Rajamouli was 10 or 11 years old, they lost much of their wealth.<a href="#cite_note-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-2-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-41">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-Ramnath-2015-42">[42]</a> As his father Vijayendra Prasad and uncle <a href="/wiki/Siva_Shakthi_Datta" title="Siva Shakthi Datta">Siva Shakthi Datta</a> were passionate about filmmaking, they sold most of their remaining assets and shifted to <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Madras</a> to make films. They started many films that went unfinished. They faced financial losses and started working as <a href="/wiki/Ghostwriter" title="Ghostwriter">ghostwriters</a> to make ends meet.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-SS_Rajamouli_EMOTIONAL_Words_About_His_Wife_Rama_Rajamouli_|_Filmylooks-44">[44]</a> Thirteen members of his extended family started living in a two-room apartment in Madras. Rajamouli recollects his family sitting together and making fun of themselves and their condition at the time, but they were never sad about it.<a href="#cite_note-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-2-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-41">[41]</a> Later Prasad established himself as a screenwriter with films like <a href="/wiki/Bobbili_Simham" title="Bobbili Simham">Bobbili Simham</a> (1994) and <a href="/wiki/Gharana_Bullodu" title="Gharana Bullodu">Gharana Bullodu</a> (1995).<a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-32">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-Tetali-2022-45">[45]</a> Wanting to make another film, his father then co-produced (along with Katragadda Prasad) and directed a film called Ardhangi (1996) with his life savings.<a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-3-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2005-35">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-Mint-2022-47">[47]</a> Rajamouli recalls about that film:<blockquote>I was very actively involved in the project as an associate director. I felt that film was my child, even though I didn't direct the film. It was a miserable failure. My family went into a debt trap. It took us years to pick up and put the pieces together. All of that strongly stayed in my mind. That was a very low period for me. I then decided to never take anything for granted. It imbibed in me the work ethic to make everything <a href="/wiki/Perfectionism_(psychology)" title="Perfectionism (psychology)">perfect</a> and interesting for the audience, no matter how small or unimportant that <a href="/wiki/Scene_(performing_arts)#Film" title="Scene (performing arts)">scene</a> or <a href="/wiki/Shot_(filmmaking)" title="Shot (filmmaking)">shot</a> might be. That lowest phase of my life taught me how I should work later on in my career.<a href="#cite_note-SS_Rajamouli_EMOTIONAL_Words_About_His_Wife_Rama_Rajamouli_|_Filmylooks-44">[44]</a><a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2005-35">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-3-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-Mint-2022-47">[47]</a></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_work">Early work</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early work">edit</a>]</div> Rajamouli started his film career as an <a href="/wiki/Apprenticeship" title="Apprenticeship">apprentice</a> to the veteran film editor <a href="/wiki/Kotagiri_Venkateswara_Rao" title="Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao">Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao</a> and worked with him for six months.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a> Rajamouli recollects, "Even in my early 20s, I didn't know how to plan for my future. My father would constantly scold me for doing nothing. I joined films just to get away from his nagging. Slowly, I found my love for direction."<a href="#cite_note-Naidu-39">[39]</a> He worked at <a href="/wiki/AVM_Productions" title="AVM Productions">AVM</a> recording theatre in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> for a few days. He also worked as an assistant director to <a href="/wiki/Kranthi_Kumar" title="Kranthi Kumar">Kranthi Kumar</a> for some time.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> Then, he assisted his father Vijayendra Prasad for six years.<a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2005-35">[35]</a> He started writing for films but was always disappointed by the execution of his stories by other directors. His frustration as a writer motivated him to become a director so that he can bring out his vision as a writer perfectly onto the screen.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> He then shifted to <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a> from Chennai and worked with his relative, <a href="/wiki/Gangaraju_Gunnam" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangaraju Gunnam">Gunnam Gangaraju</a>, from whom he learnt about the practical aspect of filmmaking.<a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2005-35">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-4-52">[52]</a> Later under the supervision of <a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a>, he directed social message-oriented commercials. He also directed a few <a href="/wiki/Advertising" title="Advertising">advertisements</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-4-52">[52]</a> He then worked for one and a half years as the director of the Telugu TV <a href="/wiki/Soap_opera" title="Soap opera">serial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santhi_Nivasam_(TV_series)" title="Santhi Nivasam (TV series)">Santhi Nivasam</a>, along with Vara Mullapudi, which was produced by Raghavendra Rao. It aired on <a href="/wiki/ETV_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="ETV (India)">ETV</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-4-52">[52]</a> In an interview in 2005, Rajamouli called it the most arduous period in his life as he used to work for 17 hours a day.<a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2005-35">[35]</a> He recalled:<blockquote>"My main aim while working in television was to get Mr Rao's approval. During my TV days, I didn't have much of an idea of what I was making. The good thing was that I was a hard worker, and I earned the nickname work devil."<a href="#cite_note-Ramnath-2015-42">[42]</a></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001–2008:_Film_debut_and_breakthrough">2001–2008: Film debut and breakthrough</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2001–2008: Film debut and breakthrough">edit</a>]</div> In 2001, Raghavendra Rao offered Rajamouli the chance to direct a <a href="/wiki/Feature_film" title="Feature film">feature film</a> for his production house titled, <a href="/wiki/Student_No:_1" title="Student No: 1">Student No: 1</a>, which the latter accepted.<a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a> Raghavendra Rao provided the screenplay in addition to supervising the direction. Rajamouli later regretted not working for a longer time as an assistant director. "When I made my first film Student No: 1, I didn't know how to use a <a href="/wiki/Crane_(machine)" title="Crane (machine)">crane</a> because I never used a crane while I was doing my TV serial."<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Student No:1 was a <a href="/wiki/Coming_of_age" title="Coming of age">coming of age</a> romantic action film and was the second film of <a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao_Jr." title="N. T. Rama Rao Jr.">Jr. NTR</a> in a lead role. Rajamouli would go onto collaborate with Jr. NTR in three more films. Released on 27 September 2001, the film marked the official debut of SS Rajamouli as a director; the film went on to become a critical and commercial success, and was Jr. NTR's first successful film.<a href="#cite_note-R-2022-55">[55]</a> Rajamouli's second film was <a href="/wiki/Simhadri_(2003_film)" title="Simhadri (2003 film)">Simhadri</a> (2003), again with Jr. NTR. After his first film, he realised that the kind of films he wanted to make had more drama and action, and so he made Simhadri, an <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action</a> film.<a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-4-52">[52]</a> It marked Rajamouli's first collaboration with his father Vijayendra Prasad who provided the story. Simhadri was also the first film penned by Rajamouli. The film emerged as a blockbuster and became one of the highest grossing Telugu films ever at the time.<a href="#cite_note-Telugu360.com-2020-56">[56]</a> In the two-year gap between Student No.1 and Simhadri, Rajamouli planned his first mythological film with Malayalam actor <a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a>, but the film eventually got shelved.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> In 2015, Assistant art director Manu Jagath, who later worked as the art director for Baahubali, released several sketches he had drawn for the shelved Mohanlal project.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> During the same period he was also supposed to direct a fantasy film with <a href="/wiki/Prakash_Kovelamudi" title="Prakash Kovelamudi">Prakash Kovelamudi</a> as the lead but the film was shelved due to financial reasons.<a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2005-35">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-32">[32]</a> Rajamouli's third film was <a href="/wiki/Sye_(2004_film)" title="Sye (2004 film)">Sye</a> (2004), starring <a href="/wiki/Nithin" class="mw-redirect" title="Nithin">Nithin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Genelia_D%27Souza" title="Genelia D'Souza">Genelia</a>. He recalls, "I got plenty of offers after the success of Simhadri. But I deliberately made a decision not to make an emotionally charged mass film like Simhadri immediately. I don't want to get branded as mass director. Hence I did Sye, which is radically different compared to Simhadri."<a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2005-35">[35]</a> It was a first-of-its-kind film in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu cinema</a>, in that it was based on the sport of <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby</a>. This film was also the first instance where Rajamouli collaborated with <a href="/wiki/K._K._Senthil_Kumar" title="K. K. Senthil Kumar">K. K. Senthil Kumar</a> who would eventually work with him on seven more films.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> Sye was commercially successful and won four <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a>. Sye made a huge impact on the Telugu <a href="/wiki/Popular_culture" title="Popular culture">popular culture</a> through its popularisation of Rugby to the masses.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> His next venture was <a href="/wiki/Chatrapathi_(2005_film)" title="Chatrapathi (2005 film)">Chatrapathi</a> (2005), an action drama set in Vizag dealing with the plight of refugees. Chatrapathi starred <a href="/wiki/Prabhas" title="Prabhas">Prabhas</a> in the lead role with music composed by <a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> and cinematography by Senthil Kumar. It was Rajamouli's fourth consecutive hit and became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> In his next project <a href="/wiki/Vikramarkudu" title="Vikramarkudu">Vikramarkudu</a> (2006), Rajamouli worked with <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Teja" title="Ravi Teja">Ravi Teja</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anushka_Shetty" title="Anushka Shetty">Anushka Shetty</a>. Rajamouli was attacked during the shooting of the film near <a href="/wiki/Nanakramguda" title="Nanakramguda">Nanakramguda</a> in Hyderabad. He suffered a hairline fracture on his hand and was admitted into a nearby <a href="/wiki/Apollo_Hospitals" title="Apollo Hospitals">Apollo hospital</a>.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> Vikramarkudu was a <a href="/wiki/Breakthrough_role" title="Breakthrough role">breakthrough film</a> for Anushka Shetty. This is the one film that people believed <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Teja" title="Ravi Teja">Ravi Teja</a> dominated the direction of Rajamouli. The film was screened at the <a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="International Film Festival of India">International Film Festival of India</a> in the mainstream section.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> The film was a big success and was remade into several Indian languages including <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> as <a href="/wiki/Ee_Shathamaanada_Veera_Madakari" title="Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari">Veera Madakari</a> (2009), Tamil as <a href="/wiki/Siruthai" title="Siruthai">Siruthai</a> (2011), and <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> as <a href="/wiki/Rowdy_Rathore" title="Rowdy Rathore">Rowdy Rathore</a> (2012).<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> He then directed <a href="/wiki/Yamadonga" title="Yamadonga">Yamadonga</a> (2007), a fantasy action comedy film starring <a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao_Jr." title="N. T. Rama Rao Jr.">Jr NTR</a>, <a href="/wiki/Priyamani" title="Priyamani">Priyamani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohan_Babu" title="Mohan Babu">Mohan Babu</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mamta_Mohandas" title="Mamta Mohandas">Mamata Mohandas</a>. The plot follows Raja, a thief who is killed by his rivals. Raja's soul travels to <a href="/wiki/Naraka" title="Naraka">Naraka</a> (hell) to face the trial for his sins by <a href="/wiki/Yama_(Hinduism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yama (Hinduism)">Yama</a>, the Hindu god of death and justice. The film was successful at the box-office and became one of the highest grossing Telugu films ever at the time.<a href="#cite_note-Telugu360.com-2020-56">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> Rajamouli started his own <a href="/wiki/Production_company" title="Production company">production company</a> Visvamithra Creations named after the ancient Indian sage <a href="/wiki/Vishvamitra" title="Vishvamitra">Visvamitra</a>. Prabhas acted as Visvamitra for the logo shoot of the company.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> Yamadonga was produced under the Visvamithra Creations banner but the producers were Cherry and Urmila Gunnam with <a href="/wiki/Rama_Rajamouli" title="Rama Rajamouli">Rama Rajamouli</a> presenting the film.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009–2014:_Critical_acclaim_and_recognition">2009–2014: Critical acclaim and recognition</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2009–2014: Critical acclaim and recognition">edit</a>]</div> Rajamouli's next venture was the fantasy-action film <a href="/wiki/Magadheera" title="Magadheera">Magadheera</a> (2009), starring <a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kajal_Aggarwal" title="Kajal Aggarwal">Kajal Aggarwal</a>. Made on a budget of ₹35–44 crore (US$7–10 million), it was the most expensive Telugu film at the time.<a href="#cite_note-MagadheeraBudget-72">[a]</a> It was the first Telugu film to list a "visual effects producer" in its credits. Magadheera became one of the biggest commercial successes in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu cinema</a> and was the highest-grossing Telugu film at the end of its theatrical run.<a href="#cite_note-The_Hindu_2015-06-07-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-13">[13]</a> For Magadheera, Rajamouli won the <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Nandi Award for Best Director">Nandi Award for Best Director</a> and <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu">Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu</a>. The film also won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="National Film Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">Best Special Effects</a> at the <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards">57th National Film Awards</a> and a total of six <a href="/wiki/57th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="57th Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> and nine <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-73">[72]</a> The film's success catapulted both the leads into stardom. Magadheera was dubbed into <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> as Maaveeran and into <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> as Dheera: The Warrior and was released on 27 May 2011.<a href="#cite_note-74">[73]</a> Both the dubbed versions were successful and earned a good fan base for Ram Charan in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>.<a href="#cite_note-thenewsminute.com-75">[74]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>-dubbed version of the film released in August 2018 and became one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever at the Japanese box office.<a href="#cite_note-76">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-thenewsminute.com-75">[74]</a> In 2010 he directed the action comedy film <a href="/wiki/Maryada_Ramanna" title="Maryada Ramanna">Maryada Ramanna</a> starring <a href="/wiki/Sunil_(actor)" title="Sunil (actor)">Sunil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saloni_Aswani" title="Saloni Aswani">Saloni</a>. Rajamouli watched the 1923 silent comedy film <a href="/wiki/Our_Hospitality" title="Our Hospitality">Our Hospitality</a> and liked it immensely. He wanted to re-tell the same story in his own way. He tried to contact the original creators but found out that the original writers of the film were long dead and that the film's <a href="/wiki/Copyright" title="Copyright">copyright</a> had expired as it had been over <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_lengths" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries' copyright lengths">75 years</a> since the film's release. His cousin S. S. Kanchi and him then adapted that story with a <a href="/wiki/Rayalaseema" title="Rayalaseema">Rayalaseema</a> backdrop focusing on the factional violence and hospitality that co-existed in the region.<a href="#cite_note-77">[76]</a><a href="#cite_note-78">[77]</a> Regarding his decision to make a small film like Maryada Ramanna he remarked, "I decided that my next project would be Maryada Ramanna during Magadheera shooting itself because Magadheera is a one and half year project that demands lot of physical labour and mental strain. I didn't want to commit another physically exhausting film immediately after Magadheera."<a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2010-79">[78]</a> Maryada Ramanna opened to favourable reviews from critics. It became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2010.<a href="#cite_note-80">[79]</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-Sify-82">[81]</a> It received four <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Popular_Feature_Film" title="Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film">Best Popular Feature Film</a>. Maryada Ramanna was remade in Hindi as <a href="/wiki/Son_of_Sardaar" title="Son of Sardaar">Son of Sardaar</a> and into other languages like Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, and Malayalam.<a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2010-79">[78]</a><a href="#cite_note-83">[82]</a> In 2012 Rajamouli stated in an interview with Maa TV that Maryada Ramanna was his personal favourite among all the films he had directed.<a href="#cite_note-84">[83]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sudeep_and_Nani_on_the_sets_of_Eega.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sudeep_and_Nani_on_the_sets_of_Eega.jpg/220px-Sudeep_and_Nani_on_the_sets_of_Eega.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sudeep_and_Nani_on_the_sets_of_Eega.jpg/330px-Sudeep_and_Nani_on_the_sets_of_Eega.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sudeep_and_Nani_on_the_sets_of_Eega.jpg/440px-Sudeep_and_Nani_on_the_sets_of_Eega.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="390" /></a><figcaption>Sudeep, Nani, and Rajamouli on the sets of Eega</figcaption></figure> His next project was the <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_film" title="Fantasy film">fantasy</a> <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action film</a> <a href="/wiki/Eega" title="Eega">Eega</a> (2012). The film was produced by <a href="/wiki/Sai_Korrapati" title="Sai Korrapati">Sai Korrapati</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Vaaraahi_Chalana_Chitram" title="Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram">Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram</a> with an estimated budget of ₹30–40 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a> (US$6–7 million). It was simultaneously filmed in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil language</a> with the title Naan Ee (<abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr> I, the Fly). The film stars <a href="/wiki/Nani_(actor)" title="Nani (actor)">Nani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samantha_Ruth_Prabhu" title="Samantha Ruth Prabhu">Samantha</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sudeepa" title="Sudeepa">Sudeep</a>. The idea of Eega originated in the mid-1990s in Vijayendra Prasad's mind. At that time, he was joking about a housefly seeking revenge on a human in a conversation with his son Rajamouli.<a href="#cite_note-SSR_int_TOI2-85">[84]</a> After completing Maryada Ramanna, Rajamouli reconsidered the concept after thinking of directing a film that was distinct from any other.<a href="#cite_note-SSR_int_IBN2-86">[85]</a> He explained it thus:<blockquote>When I started making films, I stuck to formula films for a while which did well at the box office. After a while, I was getting too comfortable with what I was doing, so I wanted to experiment with something completely different. I wanted to take the audience by surprise and that is when I went back to the story I had heard 16 years ago.<a href="#cite_note-Sinha-87">[86]</a></blockquote>Upon release, the film received widespread critical acclaim including for Rajamouli's direction. It became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time. The Tamil version Naan Ee and Malayalam version Eecha were also big hits at the box office.<a href="#cite_note-Sify_85_million_TN-88">[87]</a> The Hindi dubbed version Makkhi underperformed at the box office which Rajamouli attributed to a poor promotional strategy. But the satellite rights of Makkhi were sold at a price of ₹8 crore to Star Gold, by far the highest price ever paid for the Hindi dub of a Telugu film at the time.<a href="#cite_note-89">[88]</a> Eega was screened at various international film festivals including the <a href="/wiki/2013_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2013 Cannes Film Festival">2013 Cannes Film Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-EegaFF-90">[b]</a> The Telugu version won nine awards, including Most Original Film at the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_After_Dark_Film_Festival#2013" title="Toronto After Dark Film Festival">8th annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-EA_8th_A_E_T_A_D_FF_TOI2-91">[89]</a> Eega won two <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Telugu" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu">Best Feature Film in Telugu</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">Best Special Effects</a>) and five <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">South Filmfare Awards</a> including <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu">Best Telugu Film</a> and <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu">Best Telugu Director</a>. Speaking at an event, filmmaker <a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur" title="Shekhar Kapur">Shekhar Kapur</a> said regional cinema is surpassing Hindi cinema in content and story, and cited Eega as an example. Kapur said he was impressed with its story and use of technology, and called it "no less than a Hollywood superhero film".<a href="#cite_note-92">[90]</a> Eega was listed among "The 25 Best Foreign Films of the Decade" by <a href="/wiki/The_Ringer_(website)" title="The Ringer (website)">The Ringer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-93">[91]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015–present:_Pan-India_and_international_acclaim">2015–present: Pan-India and international acclaim</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2015–present: Pan-India and international acclaim">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Working_Stills_Bahubali_With_Rajamouli.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Working_Stills_Bahubali_With_Rajamouli.jpg/220px-Working_Stills_Bahubali_With_Rajamouli.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Working_Stills_Bahubali_With_Rajamouli.jpg/330px-Working_Stills_Bahubali_With_Rajamouli.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Working_Stills_Bahubali_With_Rajamouli.jpg/440px-Working_Stills_Bahubali_With_Rajamouli.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4800" data-file-height="3200" /></a><figcaption>Rajamouli and <a href="/wiki/Sabu_Cyril" title="Sabu Cyril">Sabu Cyril</a> on the set of <a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Bahubali the Beginning</a></figcaption></figure>In 2015, he directed the <a href="/wiki/Epic_film" title="Epic film">epic</a> action film <a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a> starring <a href="/wiki/Prabhas" title="Prabhas">Prabhas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rana_Daggubati" title="Rana Daggubati">Rana Daggubati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anushka_Shetty" title="Anushka Shetty">Anushka Shetty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramya_Krishna" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramya Krishna">Ramya Krishna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tamannaah" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamannaah">Tamanna</a>.<a href="#cite_note-94">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-95">[93]</a> The film was shot using <a href="/wiki/Arri_Alexa" title="Arri Alexa">Arri Alexa XT camera</a>, marking Rajamouli's first film shot using a digital camera.<a href="#cite_note-96">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-Release_Date2-97">[95]</a> Rajamouli's work was lauded by <a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Huffington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="The Huffington Post">The Huffington Post</a>.<a href="#cite_note-98">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-99">[97]</a> It became the second <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films#Worldwide_gross_collection" title="List of highest-grossing Indian films">highest grossing Indian film of all time</a>, and the highest grossing Indian film of all time within India.<a href="#cite_note-100">[98]</a><a href="#cite_note-101">[99]</a><a href="#cite_note-102">[100]</a> Its Hindi dubbed version also broke several records. It was the first dubbed film to collect over 100 crore nett at the Hindi box office and became the highest-grossing dubbed film in Hindi of all time. It was screened at various international film festivals including the <a href="/wiki/2016_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2016 Cannes Film Festival">2016 Cannes Film Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-BBFF-103">[c]</a> The making of the film was featured in <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>'s documentary on 100 Years of Indian cinema, directed by <a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Bhaskar" title="Sanjeev Bhaskar">Sanjeev Bhaskar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Baahubali_100_cr2-104">[101]</a><a href="#cite_note-105">[102]</a><a href="#cite_note-106">[103]</a> Baahubali: The Beginning received <a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="List of accolades received by Baahubali: The Beginning">several awards</a>. It won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">National Film Award for Best Feature Film</a> and became the first Telugu film to win the award. It also won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">National Award for Best Special Effects</a>. At the <a href="/wiki/63rd_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="63rd Filmfare Awards South">63rd Filmfare Awards South</a>, the Telugu version won five awards from ten nominations, including <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu">Best Film</a> and <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu">Best Director</a> award for Rajamouli. It became the first Indian film to be nominated for <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Awards" title="Saturn Awards">Saturn Awards</a>, receiving five nominations at the <a href="/wiki/42nd_Saturn_Awards" title="42nd Saturn Awards">42nd ceremony</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Fantasy_Film" title="Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film">Best Fantasy Film</a>.<a href="#cite_note-107">[104]</a> In 2015, Rajamouli was named as the <a href="/wiki/CNN-News18_Indian_of_the_Year" title="CNN-News18 Indian of the Year">CNN-News18 Indian of the Year</a> in Entertainment.<a href="#cite_note-Winner_of_Indian_of_the_Year_2015_in_the_Entertainment_category-2016-108">[105]</a> In 2016, he was honoured with the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>, India's fourth highest civilian honour for his contributions towards the field of Art.<a href="#cite_note-109">[106]</a><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baahubali_cast.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Baahubali_cast.jpg/220px-Baahubali_cast.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Baahubali_cast.jpg/330px-Baahubali_cast.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Baahubali_cast.jpg/440px-Baahubali_cast.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="390" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Anushka_Shetty" title="Anushka Shetty">Anushka Shetty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamannaah" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamannaah">Tamannaah</a>, Rajamouli, <a href="/wiki/Karan_Johar" title="Karan Johar">Karan Johar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prabhas" title="Prabhas">Prabhas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rana_Daggubati" title="Rana Daggubati">Rana Daggubati</a> at the trailer launch of the Hindi version of <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2: The Conclusion</a></figcaption></figure>His next project was <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2: The Conclusion</a> (2017), which served as both a <a href="/wiki/Sequel" title="Sequel">sequel</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Prequel" title="Prequel">prequel</a> to Baahubali: The Beginning.<a href="#cite_note-110">[107]</a> The film was premiered at the British Film Institute.<a href="#cite_note-auto2-111">[108]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[109]</a> It was made on an estimated budget of ₹250 crore ($37 million)<a href="#cite_note-exchange2017-114">[d]</a> and was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_Indian_films#Historical_timeline" title="List of most expensive Indian films">most expensive Indian film</a> ever made at the time. Baahubali 2 was released on 28 April 2017 and later dubbed into <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>. Released in conventional 2D and IMAX formats, Baahubali 2 was the first Telugu film to also release in 4K High Definition format. Grossing ₹1,810 crore worldwide ($267 million),<a href="#cite_note-exchange2017-114">[d]</a> the film surpassed <a href="/wiki/PK_(film)" title="PK (film)">PK</a> (2014) to briefly become the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films" title="List of highest-grossing Indian films">highest grossing Indian film of all time</a>, collecting approximately ₹800 crore worldwide within just six days of its release. It became the first-ever Indian film to gross over <a href="/wiki/1000_Crore_Club" title="1000 Crore Club">₹1,000 crore</a>, doing so in just ten days. Within India, it set many film records, becoming the highest-grossing film in Hindi, as well as in its original Telugu language. It stands as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_India" title="List of highest-grossing films in India">highest-grossing film in India</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2.0second-115">[111]</a> the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films" title="List of highest-grossing Indian films">second highest-grossing Indian film worldwide</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2017_in_film" title="2017 in film">39th highest-grossing film of 2017</a>. The film sold over 10 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a> (100 million) tickets during its box office run, the highest estimated admissions for any film in India since <a href="/wiki/Sholay" title="Sholay">Sholay</a> (1975).<a href="#cite_note-:422-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-:532-11">[11]</a> Baahubali 2 released to positive reviews from critics. It won the <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_International_Film" title="Saturn Award for Best International Film">Saturn Award for Best International Film</a> and three <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a>: <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Popular_Film_Providing_Wholesome_Entertainment" title="National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment">Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="National Film Award for Best Special Effects">Best Special Effects</a> and Best Stunt Choreographer. The exceptional success of Baahubali films across different Indian languages, regions, and states kickstarted what has been termed the <a href="/wiki/Pan-Indian_film" title="Pan-Indian film">pan-Indian films</a> movement where a film is simultaneously released in multiple Indian languages and is made to appeal to audiences across the country, cutting across the linguistic and cultural barriers.<a href="#cite_note-Bamzai-2022-116">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-Srinivasan-2022-117">[113]</a> Several filmmakers and film analysts have credited Rajamouli for almost single-handedly expanding the reach and market of <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_South_India" title="Cinema of South India">South Indian cinema</a> to Northern India and beyond.<a href="#cite_note-Bamzai-2022-116">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-Jain-2022-118">[114]</a><a href="#cite_note-S.-2022-119">[115]</a> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SS_Rajamouli,_Ram_Charan,_Alia_Bhatt,_N.T.Rama_Rao_Jr._At_The_RRR_Press_Meet_in_Chennai.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/SS_Rajamouli%2C_Ram_Charan%2C_Alia_Bhatt%2C_N.T.Rama_Rao_Jr._At_The_RRR_Press_Meet_in_Chennai.jpg/207px-SS_Rajamouli%2C_Ram_Charan%2C_Alia_Bhatt%2C_N.T.Rama_Rao_Jr._At_The_RRR_Press_Meet_in_Chennai.jpg" decoding="async" width="207" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/SS_Rajamouli%2C_Ram_Charan%2C_Alia_Bhatt%2C_N.T.Rama_Rao_Jr._At_The_RRR_Press_Meet_in_Chennai.jpg/311px-SS_Rajamouli%2C_Ram_Charan%2C_Alia_Bhatt%2C_N.T.Rama_Rao_Jr._At_The_RRR_Press_Meet_in_Chennai.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/SS_Rajamouli%2C_Ram_Charan%2C_Alia_Bhatt%2C_N.T.Rama_Rao_Jr._At_The_RRR_Press_Meet_in_Chennai.jpg/414px-SS_Rajamouli%2C_Ram_Charan%2C_Alia_Bhatt%2C_N.T.Rama_Rao_Jr._At_The_RRR_Press_Meet_in_Chennai.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption><bdi>Rajamouli, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Jr. NTR and DVV Danayya at the RRR Press Meet in Chennai</bdi></figcaption></figure> Rajamouli's subsequent film <a href="/wiki/RRR_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="RRR (film)">RRR</a> (2022) is an epic action drama based on the lives of Indian revolutionaries, <a href="/wiki/Alluri_Sitarama_Raju" title="Alluri Sitarama Raju">Alluri Sitarama Raju</a> and <a href="/wiki/Komaram_Bheem" title="Komaram Bheem">Komaram Bheem</a>. Made on a budget of est. ₹550 crore (US$72 million),<a href="#cite_note-Singh-2021-120">[116]</a> it is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_Indian_films" title="List of most expensive Indian films">most expensive Indian film</a> ever made. The film stars <a href="/wiki/NTR_Jr" class="mw-redirect" title="NTR Jr">NTR Jr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alia_Bhatt" title="Alia Bhatt">Alia Bhatt</a>.<a href="#cite_note-121">[117]</a> RRR opened to positive reviews from critics with praise for the performances, particularly Rama Rao and Charan, and screenplay by Rajamouli. With ₹240 crore (US$31 million) worldwide on its first day, RRR broke the record for the highest opening-day collection earned by an Indian film. RRR emerged as the highest-grossing film in its home market of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a>, grossing over ₹400 crore (US$52 million) and surpassing Rajamouli's previous film <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2</a>. The film grossed 1,200 crore (US$175 million) worldwide, setting several box office records for an Indian film, including the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_India" title="List of highest-grossing films in India">second-highest-grossing film in India</a> and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films" title="List of highest-grossing Indian films">third-highest-grossing Indian film</a>. RRR is nominated in three categories at the <a href="/wiki/47th_Saturn_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="47th Saturn Awards">47th Saturn Awards</a> including a <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Saturn Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> nomination for Rajamouli. It was also nominated in <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Action_or_Adventure_Film" title="Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film">Best Action / Adventure Film</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_International_Film" title="Saturn Award for Best International Film">Best International Film</a> categories.<a href="#cite_note-122">[118]</a><a href="#cite_note-123">[119]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Upcoming_projects">Upcoming projects</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Upcoming projects">edit</a>]</div> Rajamouli is committed to collaborate with actor <a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a>. The film, touted to be a jungle adventure set in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>, is expected to begin its production in 2025.<a href="#cite_note-124">[120]</a> While attending the <a href="/wiki/2022_Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="2022 Toronto International Film Festival">2022 Toronto International Film Festival</a>, he revealed more details about the project. "My next film with Mahesh Babu will be a globetrotting action adventure. It's going to be a kind of <a href="/wiki/James_Bond" title="James Bond">James Bond</a> or <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Jones" title="Indiana Jones">Indiana Jones</a> film with Indian roots."<a href="#cite_note-125">[121]</a><a href="#cite_note-126">[122]</a> In September 2022, he signed with the American talent agency <a href="/wiki/Creative_Artists_Agency" title="Creative Artists Agency">Creative Artists Agency</a> (CAA) in a move that has been described as a "coup for the agency".<a href="#cite_note-127">[123]</a> There were also reports of him planning an animated film rooted in Indian content.<a href="#cite_note-128">[124]</a> In August 2022, he revealed that he was working on a couple of scripts that would be suitable to be made as <a href="/wiki/Animation" title="Animation">animation films</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Olson-2022-38">[38]</a> Rajamouli frequently speaks about his intention to make a film based on the Indian epic <a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a> in the future.<a href="#cite_note-Zoom-129">[125]</a><a href="#cite_note-Patel-2022-130">[126]</a> He thinks it will be at least a four-part project requiring a time period of six to ten years.<a href="#cite_note-131">[127]</a><a href="#cite_note-132">[128]</a><a href="#cite_note-133">[129]</a> In May 2017 he noted, "I don't want to compromise in making it and the huge project is going to take 10 years perhaps. I am apprehensive as to whether I will be able to execute such a technically-superior project (in the immediate future)." He had also revealed that the film series may not feature established <a href="/wiki/Movie_star" title="Movie star">movie stars</a>. "This is the kind of film that will not work out if I rope in stars. Once the different characters are designed, I would have to hunt for the right artists and mould them accordingly," he said.<a href="#cite_note-Zoom-129">[125]</a><a href="#cite_note-134">[130]</a> In July 2022 he said, "Mahabharata has been my long, long, long dream project, but it will take a long time for me to step into that ocean. Before I step into Mahabharata I want to make, maybe, three or four films."<a href="#cite_note-Mint-2022-47">[47]</a> In May 2023, he said, "If I get to the point of making Mahabharata, it would take me a year just to read the versions of Mahabharata that are available in the country. At present, I can only assume that it would be a 10-part film."<a href="#cite_note-135">[131]</a> He also expressed his wish on several occasions to make films on the historical rulers <a href="/wiki/Krishnadevaraya" title="Krishnadevaraya">Sri Krishnadevaraya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajaraja_Narendra" title="Rajaraja Narendra">Rajaraja Narendra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kakatiya_dynasty" title="Kakatiya dynasty">Kakatiyas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abbakka_Chowta" title="Abbakka Chowta">Rani Abbakka</a>.<a href="#cite_note-136">[132]</a><a href="#cite_note-137">[133]</a><a href="#cite_note-138">[134]</a><a href="#cite_note-139">[135]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:28%; ; color: #202122;background-color: Cornsilk;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> My personal opinions, my thoughts, and my lifestyle have nothing to do with my profession. I keep that completely separate. Professionally, I am different. I don't try to rub my thoughts on to my characters, or on to my storytelling. </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style=""> — Rajamouli on mythological themes in his films despite him being an <a href="/wiki/Agnostic" class="mw-redirect" title="Agnostic">agnostic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-BT-140">[136]</a></cite></div> </div> Rajamouli married <a href="/wiki/Rama_Rajamouli" title="Rama Rajamouli">Rama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sibling-in-law" title="Sibling-in-law">sister-in-law</a> of his cousin <a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">Keeravani</a> in 2001.<a href="#cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-4-52">[52]</a> After their marriage, Rama worked as a <a href="/wiki/Costume_designer" title="Costume designer">costume designer</a> for many of Rajamouli's films. He adopted Karthikeya, Rama's son from her previous marriage. The couple also has an adopted daughter Mayookha.<a href="#cite_note-141">[137]</a><a href="#cite_note-142">[138]</a> Karthikeya is married to Pooja Prasad, niece of Telugu actor <a href="/wiki/Jagapathi_Babu" title="Jagapathi Babu">Jagapathi Babu</a>.<a href="#cite_note-143">[139]</a> Rajamouli's cousin, <a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> has worked as the <a href="/wiki/Music_composer" class="mw-redirect" title="Music composer">music composer</a> for all of his films. His other cousins <a href="/wiki/Kalyani_Malik" title="Kalyani Malik">Kalyani Malik</a> and <a href="/wiki/M._M._Srilekha" title="M. M. Srilekha">M. M. Srilekha</a> are also music composers.<a href="#cite_note-144">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-145">[141]</a><a href="#cite_note-146">[142]</a> S. S. Kanchi, a screenwriter and actor known for his role in the <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcom</a> <a href="/wiki/Amrutham_(TV_series)" title="Amrutham (TV series)">Amrutham</a> is also one of his cousins.<a href="#cite_note-147">[143]</a><a href="#cite_note-148">[144]</a> He collaborated with Rajamouli as a <a href="/wiki/Script_doctor" title="Script doctor">script doctor</a> on many of his films and also acted in four of his films.<a href="#cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2010-79">[78]</a><a href="#cite_note-Singh-2021-120">[116]</a> <a href="/wiki/Raja_Koduri" title="Raja Koduri">Raja Koduri</a>, an Executive vice-president at <a href="/wiki/Intel" title="Intel">Intel</a> is also a cousin of his.<a href="#cite_note-149">[145]</a> Rajamouli considers <a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> as his guru and mentor.<a href="#cite_note-150">[146]</a><a href="#cite_note-151">[147]</a> He called <a href="/wiki/Gangaraju_Gunnam" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangaraju Gunnam">Gunnam Gangaraju</a> his philosopher and guide who made an impact on his <a href="/wiki/Worldview" title="Worldview">worldview</a>.<a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-4-52">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-atheist2-26">[26]</a> Rajamouli is nicknamed Jakkanna after the legendary <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr>12th century sculptor <a href="/wiki/Amarashilpi_Jakanachari" class="mw-redirect" title="Amarashilpi Jakanachari">Jakanachari</a> (known in Telugu as Jakkanna) who is credited with building numerous temples during the <a href="/wiki/Hoysala_architecture" title="Hoysala architecture">Hoysala</a> reign. The moniker was coined by actor <a href="/wiki/Rajeev_Kanakala" title="Rajeev Kanakala">Rajeev Kanakala</a> during the making of the TV serial <a href="/wiki/Santhi_Nivasam_(TV_series)" title="Santhi Nivasam (TV series)">Santhi Nivasam</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 2000) directed by Rajamouli and was in reference to his <a href="/wiki/Workaholic" title="Workaholic">work ethic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Perfectionism_(psychology)" title="Perfectionism (psychology)">perfectionism</a> like the famed sculptor.<a href="#cite_note-152">[148]</a><a href="#cite_note-153">[149]</a> Regarding his religious views, in a March 2022 interview, Rajamouli stated that "I don't believe in God or religion the way it is portrayed now. But if you ask me 'Do you believe in the existence of God?' I'd say 'I don't know'."<a href="#cite_note-154">[150]</a> At <a href="/wiki/Beyond_Fest" title="Beyond Fest">Beyond Fest</a> 2022 in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, Rajamouli said that he is not a Hindu in the religious sense, but considering it as <a href="/wiki/Dharma" title="Dharma">Dharma</a>, he is 'very much' a <a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindu</a>. "I am a follower of <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu dharma</a>", he said.<a href="#cite_note-155">[151]</a><a href="#cite_note-156">[152]</a><a href="#cite_note-157">[153]</a><a href="#cite_note-158">[154]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmmaking_style">Filmmaking style</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Filmmaking style">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cinematic_style_of_S._S._Rajamouli" title="Cinematic style of S. S. Rajamouli">Cinematic style of S. S. Rajamouli</a></div> A self confessed "film freak",<a href="#cite_note-159">[155]</a> Rajamouli's penchant for filmmaking is best captured by the word "<a href="/wiki/Emotion" title="Emotion">emotion</a>". He often stated that his films are based on stories driven by human emotions.<a href="#cite_note-160">[156]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[157]</a> Revenge is a recurring theme in his films.<a href="#cite_note-162">[158]</a> Several of Rajamouli's films feature <a href="/wiki/Flashback_(narrative)" title="Flashback (narrative)">flashback</a> episodes where the protagonist's backstory is revealed, typically in the second half of the film. This narrative style is used in Simhadri, Vikramarkudu, Magadheera, Baahubali: The Beginning, and RRR.<a href="#cite_note-:82-19">[19]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:30%; ; color: #202122;background-color: Cornsilk;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> I’m very loyal to my action sequences. I just won’t put them in for the sake of it. I believe that human endurance and physical capabilities are unimaginable when they are emotionally charged. There are things that real people have achieved that we can’t imagine, but they happen once in a lifetime … The only thing is they happen quite a number of times in my films. </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style=""> — Rajamouli on action sequences in his films.<a href="#cite_note-nationalnews-163">[159]</a></cite></div> </div> Describing his films as “big-scale action movies driven by hard-core emotion”,<a href="#cite_note-:18-164">[160]</a> Rajamouli considers himself to be a magnifying glass that enhances the various emotions of the characters on screen, and sees the presence of violent action as an integral factor that engages the viewer with on screen proceedings.<a href="#cite_note-165">[161]</a><a href="#cite_note-166">[162]</a> "For me, the character being emotionally charged up at that moment to go into that action sequence is very, very important," said Rajamouli about action sequences in his films.<a href="#cite_note-:223-167">[163]</a> Rajamouli's films typically, are <a href="/wiki/Visual_effects" title="Visual effects">visual effects</a>-heavy and he is one of the pioneering filmmakers in India in integrating <a href="/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery" title="Computer-generated imagery">computer-generated imagery</a> (CGI) with <a href="/wiki/Live_action" title="Live action">live action</a>. He mentions his preference for <a href="/wiki/Practical_effect" title="Practical effect">practical effects</a> over CGI and likes to capture as much footage as possible <a href="/wiki/In-camera_effect" title="In-camera effect">in-camera</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:223-167">[163]</a> Rajamouli's craft in CGI has improved with time. The CGI in the underwater shark-fighting sequence in Chatrapathi was considered ambitious, but choppy. The CGI sequences in Magadheera, Eega, Baahubali, and RRR are more polished with each film improving upon the previous one.<a href="#cite_note-:0-13">[13]</a> While scaling up his work with "larger-than-life" themes over the years, Rajamouli maintained his signature style of filmmaking that allows audiences to simmer in the thrills and emotions of the story with less dialogue.<a href="#cite_note-168">[164]</a><a href="#cite_note-ssr-169">[165]</a> All his films end with a print of his trademark circular stamp stating: "an S. S. Rajamouli film".<a href="#cite_note-170">[166]</a> Film critic <a href="/wiki/Baradwaj_Rangan" title="Baradwaj Rangan">Baradwaj Rangan</a> opined that Rajamouli is a "great storyteller" who takes up common concepts and develops them in a novel acceptable way.<a href="#cite_note-forbes-171">[167]</a> Production designer <a href="/wiki/Sabu_Cyril" title="Sabu Cyril">Sabu Cyril</a>, a four-time National Award winner for Best Art Direction and who worked for the <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_(franchise)" title="Baahubali (franchise)">Baahubali</a> duology, said his team came up with as many as 25,000 sketches to design the various grand sets for the film in order to satisfy the rigorous visualisation standards of Rajamouli, which were grand and at the same time gone into very minute details ensuring that every pillar and wall had the right design. Cyril said, "Rajamouli makes no compromises."<a href="#cite_note-172">[168]</a> In 2022, Rajamouli participated in the British magazine <a href="/wiki/Sight_%26_Sound" class="mw-redirect" title="Sight & Sound">Sight & Sound</a> film polls of the year 2022. Held once every ten years, the magazine asks popular contemporary writers and directors to name their ten personal favourite films.<a href="#cite_note-173">[169]</a> Rajamouli listed the following ten films in order: <a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gump" title="Forrest Gump">Forrest Gump</a> (1994); <a href="/wiki/Mayabazar" title="Mayabazar">Mayabazar</a> (1957); <a href="/wiki/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark" title="Raiders of the Lost Ark">Raiders of the Lost Ark</a> (1981); <a href="/wiki/Kung_Fu_Panda_(film)" title="Kung Fu Panda (film)">Kung Fu Panda</a> (2008); <a href="/wiki/Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film)" title="Aladdin (1992 Disney film)">Aladdin</a> (1992); <a href="/wiki/Braveheart" title="Braveheart">Braveheart</a> (1995); <a href="/wiki/Apocalypto" title="Apocalypto">Apocalypto</a> (2007); <a href="/wiki/Ben-Hur_(1959_film)" title="Ben-Hur (1959 film)">Ben-Hur</a> (1959); <a href="/wiki/Django_Unchained" title="Django Unchained">Django Unchained</a> (2012) and <a href="/wiki/The_Lion_King_(1994_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lion King (1994 film)">The Lion King</a> (1994).<a href="#cite_note-174">[170]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Filmography">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli_filmography" title="S. S. Rajamouli filmography">S. S. Rajamouli filmography</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Directed feature films </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Student_No:_1" title="Student No: 1">Student No: 1</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Simhadri_(2003_film)" title="Simhadri (2003 film)">Simhadri</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sye_(2004_film)" title="Sye (2004 film)">Sye</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chatrapathi_(2005_film)" title="Chatrapathi (2005 film)">Chatrapathi</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vikramarkudu" title="Vikramarkudu">Vikramarkudu</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Yamadonga" title="Yamadonga">Yamadonga</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Magadheera" title="Magadheera">Magadheera</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Maryada_Ramanna" title="Maryada Ramanna">Maryada Ramanna</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Eega" title="Eega">Eega</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2: The Conclusion</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/RRR" title="RRR">RRR</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>TBA </td> <th scope="row">SSMB29 </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Box-office_performance">Box-office performance</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Box-office performance">edit</a>]</div> The budgets and box-office figures are all estimates collated from various sources like newspapers, magazines, reputed film portals etc. Wherever the estimates vary, a range of highest and lowest estimates is provided. All values in Indian Rupees (₹) are converted to US Dollars ($) based on the average yearly exchange rate <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=2021&locations=IN&start=1960&view=chart">data</a> from World Bank. <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"> <caption>S. S. Rajamouli box office performance statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col">Budget (<abbr title="estimation">est.</abbr>) </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Box-office (<abbr title="estimation">est.</abbr>) </th> <th class="unsortable" scope="col"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th> </th> <th> </th> <th>Worldwide Share<a href="#cite_note-DistributorShare-175">[e]</a> </th> <th>Worldwide Gross </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td>Student No. 1 </td> <td>₹1.80 crore ($392,000) </td> <td>₹12.09 crore ($2.54 million) </td> <th>— </th> <td><a href="#cite_note-:0222-176">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-:62-177">[172]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td>Simhadri </td> <td>₹8.5 crore ($1.8 million) </td> <td>₹25.7 crore ($5.6 million) </td> <th>— </th> <td><a href="#cite_note-:0222-176">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-:62-177">[172]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td>Sye </td> <td>₹10.2 crore ($2.2 million) </td> <td>₹11 crore ($2.4 million) </td> <th>— </th> <td><a href="#cite_note-:62-177">[172]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>Chatrapathi </td> <td>₹12.5 crore ($2.8 million) </td> <td>₹22 crore ($5 million) </td> <th>— </th> <td><a href="#cite_note-:0222-176">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-:62-177">[172]</a><a href="#cite_note-:722-178">[173]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td>Vikramarkudu </td> <td>₹11 crore ($2.4 million) </td> <td>₹23 crore ($5.1 million) </td> <th>— </th> <td><a href="#cite_note-Hindu-179">[174]</a><a href="#cite_note-180">[175]</a><a href="#cite_note-:722-178">[173]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>Yamadonga </td> <td>₹18–20 crore ($4.3–4.8 million) </td> <td>₹29 crore ($7 million) </td> <th>— </th> <td><a href="#cite_note-:0222-176">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-181">[176]</a><a href="#cite_note-:722-178">[173]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>Magadheera </td> <td>₹35–44 crore ($7–10 million)<a href="#cite_note-MagadheeraBudget-72">[a]</a> </td> <td>₹73–78 crore ($15–16 million) </td> <td>₹150 crore ($31 million) </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:0222-176">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-:722-178">[173]</a><a href="#cite_note-182">[177]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>Maryada Ramanna </td> <td>₹12–14 crore ($2.6–3.1 million) </td> <td>₹29 crore ($6.35 million) </td> <td>₹40 crore ($8.75 million) </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:0222-176">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-:722-178">[173]</a><a href="#cite_note-Sify-82">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-183">[178]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>Eega </td> <td>₹30–40 crore ($6–7 million)<a href="#cite_note-EegaBudget-187">[f]</a> </td> <td>₹54 crore ($10 million) </td> <td>₹130 crore ($23 million) </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-188">[182]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Baahubali: The Beginning </td> <td>₹180 crore ($28 million) </td> <td>₹302 crore ($47 million) </td> <td>₹650 crore ($101 million) </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-189">[183]</a><a href="#cite_note-190">[184]</a><a href="#cite_note-:722-178">[173]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Baahubali 2: The Conclusion </td> <td>₹250 crore ($38 million) </td> <td>₹831 crore ($128 million)<a href="#cite_note-BB2Share-191">[g]</a> </td> <td>₹1,810 crore ($278 million) </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-192">[185]</a><a href="#cite_note-193">[186]</a><a href="#cite_note-194">[187]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>RRR </td> <td>₹550 crore ($72 million) </td> <td>₹624 crore ($82 million)<a href="#cite_note-RRRShare-195">[h]</a> </td> <td>₹1387.26 crore ($164 million) </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-196">[188]</a><a href="#cite_note-197">[189]</a><a href="#cite_note-198">[190]</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognition">Awards and recognition</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Awards and recognition">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_S._S._Rajamouli" title="List of awards and nominations received by S. S. Rajamouli">List of awards and nominations received by S. S. Rajamouli</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M._Venkaiah_Naidu_presenting_the_Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_National_Film_Award_to_the_Film_Director,_Shri_S.S._Rajamouli,_in_Hyderabad_on_September_17._2017._The_Chief_Minister_of_Telangana,_Shri_Chandrashekar_Rao,_Film_Actor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/M._Venkaiah_Naidu_presenting_the_Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_National_Film_Award_to_the_Film_Director%2C_Shri_S.S._Rajamouli%2C_in_Hyderabad_on_September_17._2017._The_Chief_Minister_of_Telangana%2C_Shri_Chandrashekar_Rao%2C_Film_Actor.jpg/226px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="226" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/M._Venkaiah_Naidu_presenting_the_Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_National_Film_Award_to_the_Film_Director%2C_Shri_S.S._Rajamouli%2C_in_Hyderabad_on_September_17._2017._The_Chief_Minister_of_Telangana%2C_Shri_Chandrashekar_Rao%2C_Film_Actor.jpg/339px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/M._Venkaiah_Naidu_presenting_the_Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_National_Film_Award_to_the_Film_Director%2C_Shri_S.S._Rajamouli%2C_in_Hyderabad_on_September_17._2017._The_Chief_Minister_of_Telangana%2C_Shri_Chandrashekar_Rao%2C_Film_Actor.jpg/452px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1239" /></a><figcaption>Rajamouli receiving the <a href="/wiki/ANR_National_Award" title="ANR National Award">ANR National Award</a> from the vice-president of India <a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a>, September 2017.</figcaption></figure> Rajamouli is a recipient of several awards including four <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a>, five <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu">Filmfare Awards</a>, and five state <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a>. In 2015, Rajamouli was named <a href="/wiki/CNN-News18_Indian_of_the_Year" title="CNN-News18 Indian of the Year">CNN-News18 Indian of the Year</a> in Entertainment.<a href="#cite_note-Winner_of_Indian_of_the_Year_2015_in_the_Entertainment_category-2016-108">[105]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> honoured him with <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> in 2016, for his contributions to the field of Art.<a href="#cite_note-Padma-199">[191]</a> His films have been screened at various film festivals such as <a href="/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival" title="Cannes Film Festival">Cannes Film Festival</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shanghai_International_Film_Festival" title="Shanghai International Film Festival">Shanghai International Film Festival</a>, <a href="/wiki/Busan_International_Film_Festival" title="Busan International Film Festival">Busan International Film Festival</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sitges_Film_Festival" title="Sitges Film Festival">Sitges Film Festival</a> among others.<a href="#cite_note-EegaFF-90">[b]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBFF-103">[c]</a> A retrospective of Rajamouli's films was held from September 26 to October 10, 2022, in a special program titled "From Tollywood to Hollywood" as part of the 10th edition of Beyond Fest, the highest attended genre festival in the U.S.<a href="#cite_note-220">[212]</a><a href="#cite_note-221">[213]</a> Rajamouli was cited as an influence by directors <a href="/wiki/Prashanth_Neel" title="Prashanth Neel">Prashanth Neel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ayan_Mukerji" title="Ayan Mukerji">Ayan Mukerji</a>.<a href="#cite_note-222">[214]</a><a href="#cite_note-223">[215]</a> Filmmaker and actor <a href="/wiki/Rahul_Ravindran" title="Rahul Ravindran">Rahul Ravindran</a> thinks Rajamouli alone has a foresight to predict the success of a <a href="/wiki/Screenplay" title="Screenplay">script</a>.<a href="#cite_note-224">[216]</a> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Groening" title="Matt Groening">Matt Groening</a>, creator of the television shows <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Futurama" title="Futurama">Futurama</a>, while discussing his inspiration for <a href="/wiki/Disenchantment_(TV_series)" title="Disenchantment (TV series)">Disenchantment</a> mentioned that Rajamouli made some of his favourite films of the last decade, especially <a href="/wiki/Magadheera" title="Magadheera">Magadheera</a>. He added that the show has <a href="/wiki/Homage_(arts)" title="Homage (arts)">homages</a> to Rajamouli.<a href="#cite_note-225">[217]</a> Filmmaker <a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> mentioned that the success of Baahubali inspired him to work on <a href="/wiki/Production_of_Ponniyin_Selvan:_I_and_Ponniyin_Selvan:_II" title="Production of Ponniyin Selvan: I and Ponniyin Selvan: II">Ponniyin Selvan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-226">[218]</a><a href="#cite_note-227">[219]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:32.5%; ; color: #202122;background-color: #F5F6CE;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> Rajamouli has redefined the reach of regional cinema consistently through his films, starting with Eega [2012] to the Baahubali series, and now with RRR. The entire concept of pan-Indian films came from him when he succeeded with Eega across many Indian languages. This opened up this concept. Thanks to his vision, today, a lot of films are able to be made on a bigger budget targeted at a pan-Indian audience. Rajamouli stands tall among all Indian filmmakers for his vision, innovation, and expansion of the regional language market at a global level. </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style=""> — Film producer <a href="/wiki/G._Dhananjayan" title="G. Dhananjayan">G. Dhananjayan</a> on Rajamouli<a href="#cite_note-Srinivasan-2022-117">[113]</a></cite></div> </div> Through his <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_(franchise)" title="Baahubali (franchise)">Baahubali</a> films, Rajamouli is credited with pioneering the <a href="/wiki/Pan-Indian_film" title="Pan-Indian film">pan-Indian films</a> movement.<a href="#cite_note-Bamzai-2022-116">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-Srinivasan-2022-117">[113]</a> Gautam Jain of Ormax Media, a media and entertainment consulting firm writes, "Before the release of Bahubali: The Beginning (2015), the term 'Pan India film' did not exist in film media or audience lingo." He also called him the 'original Pan India filmmaker' and the 'most successful Pan India filmmaker'.<a href="#cite_note-Jain-2022-118">[114]</a> <a href="/wiki/Hombale_Films" title="Hombale Films">Vijay Kiragandur</a>, the producer of the KGF films credited Rajamouli for making Baahubali films and giving him the confidence to take <a href="/wiki/K.G.F:_Chapter_1" class="mw-redirect" title="K.G.F: Chapter 1">KGF: Chapter 1</a> to audiences across the country.<a href="#cite_note-S.-2022-119">[115]</a> <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Dwyer" title="Rachel Dwyer">Rachel Dwyer</a>, professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema at <a href="/wiki/SOAS_University_of_London" title="SOAS University of London">SOAS University of London</a> remarked that Rajamouli is India's most significant director at present who can make a film in a south Indian language that becomes a <a href="/wiki/Pan-Indian_film" title="Pan-Indian film">pan-Indian film</a> which can also be enjoyed overseas audience.<a href="#cite_note-228">[220]</a> Film trade analyst <a href="/wiki/Komal_Nahta" title="Komal Nahta">Komal Nahta</a>, citing the successful track record of Rajamouli called him the "biggest Indian film director ever".<a href="#cite_note-Sharma-2022-7">[7]</a> Manoj Kumar R of <a href="/wiki/The_Indian_Express" title="The Indian Express">The Indian Express</a> wrote, "It's a rarity to find a director who sells more tickets than the leading stars of a movie. And in that respect, he has monopolized that space."<a href="#cite_note-R-2022-55">[55]</a> Sagar Tetali of <a href="/wiki/Film_Companion" class="mw-redirect" title="Film Companion">Film Companion</a> noted, that the success of Rajamouli's films is the triumph of directorial ambition over the actor-star image — centered film culture in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu cinema</a>."<a href="#cite_note-Tetali-2022-45">[45]</a> At the <a href="/wiki/95th_Academy_Awards" title="95th Academy Awards">95th Academy Awards</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Naatu_Naatu" title="Naatu Naatu">Naatu Naatu</a>" from <a href="/wiki/RRR_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="RRR (film)">RRR</a> became the first song from an Indian film to win the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Academy Award for Best Original Song</a>. He was invited to join the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences" title="Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a> in June 2024.<a href="#cite_note-229">[221]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: In popular culture">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> documentary <a href="/wiki/Modern_Masters:_SS_Rajamouli" class="mw-redirect" title="Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli">Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli</a>, based on Rajamouli's life and career was released in 2024.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_winners_and_nominees_of_the_Golden_Globe_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Indian winners and nominees of the Golden Globe Awards">List of Indian winners and nominees of the Golden Globe Awards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-MagadheeraBudget-72">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MagadheeraBudget_72-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-MagadheeraBudget_72-1">b</a> Budget estimates of Magadheera vary. Independent estimates include ₹35 crore by <a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a>,<a href="#cite_note-toifinal-69">[69]</a> ₹42 crore by <a href="/wiki/Mint_(newspaper)" title="Mint (newspaper)">Mint</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Mintbudget-70">[70]</a> and ₹44 crore by <a href="/wiki/News18" class="mw-redirect" title="News18">News18</a>.<a href="#cite_note-News18budget-71">[71]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-EegaFF-90">^ <a href="#cite_ref-EegaFF_90-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-EegaFF_90-1">b</a> The Telugu version of Eega was screened at L'Étrange Film Festival,<a href="#cite_note-200">[192]</a><a href="#cite_note-201">[193]</a><a href="#cite_note-202">[194]</a> <a href="/wiki/2013_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2013 Cannes Film Festival">2013 Cannes Film Festival</a>, the Panorama section of the 16th <a href="/wiki/Shanghai_International_Film_Festival" title="Shanghai International Film Festival">Shanghai International Film Festival</a> and <a href="/wiki/Puchon_International_Fantastic_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival">Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-203">[195]</a><a href="#cite_note-204">[196]</a> The film received Best Art Direction award at the Fantaspoa film festival of Brazil.<a href="#cite_note-FSA_F_F_BL_IGZ2-205">[197]</a><a href="#cite_note-206">[198]</a> The Tamil version Naan Ee was screened at the 10th <a href="/wiki/Chennai_International_Film_Festival" title="Chennai International Film Festival">Chennai International Film Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-123telugu_CIFF2-207">[199]</a><a href="#cite_note-123Telugu_Eega_60th_NFA_20122-208">[200]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-BBFF-103">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BBFF_103-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-BBFF_103-1">b</a> Baahubali: The Beginning was screened at Open Cinema Strand of <a href="/wiki/Busan_International_Film_Festival" title="Busan International Film Festival">Busan International Film Festival</a>, Indian Film Festival The Hague,<a href="#cite_note-209">[201]</a> <a href="/wiki/Sitges_Film_Festival" title="Sitges Film Festival">Sitges Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>,<a href="#cite_note-210">[202]</a> <a href="/wiki/Utopiales" title="Utopiales">Utopiales Film Festival</a> in France,<a href="#cite_note-211">[203]</a> <a href="/wiki/Golden_Horse_Film_Festival_and_Awards" title="Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards">Golden Horse Film Festival</a> in Taipei, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>,<a href="#cite_note-212">[204]</a> <a href="/wiki/Tallinn_Black_Nights_Film_Festival" title="Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival">Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>,<a href="#cite_note-213">[205]</a> <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89trange_Festival" class="extiw" title="fr:L'Étrange Festival">L'Etrange International Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>,<a href="#cite_note-214">[206]</a> <a href="/wiki/Five_Flavours_Film_Festival" title="Five Flavours Film Festival">Five Flavours Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>,<a href="#cite_note-215">[207]</a> <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_International_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii International Film Festival">Hawaii International Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brussels_International_Fantastic_Film_Festival" title="Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival">Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brussels,_Belgium" class="mw-redirect" title="Brussels, Belgium">Brussels, Belgium</a>,<a href="#cite_note-216">[208]</a><a href="#cite_note-217">[209]</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival" title="Cannes Film Festival">Cannes Film Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-218">[210]</a><a href="#cite_note-219">[211]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-exchange2017-114">^ <a href="#cite_ref-exchange2017_114-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-exchange2017_114-1">b</a> The average exchange rate in 2017 was 67.81 Indian rupees (₹) per 1 US dollar (US$).<a href="#cite_note-exchange2017-113">[110]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-DistributorShare-175"><a href="#cite_ref-DistributorShare_175-0">^</a> Box-office figures are reported in the form of either gross receipts or distributor share (distributor rentals). For older films, only the box-office share figures are available. The distributor share of a film is the box-office gross less the exhibitor's cut and taxes. For more details, see <a href="/wiki/Box_office#Distributor_rentals" title="Box office">Distributor rentals</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-EegaBudget-187"><a href="#cite_ref-EegaBudget_187-0">^</a> <a href="/wiki/The_New_Indian_Express" title="The New Indian Express">The New Indian Express</a> quoted Nani estimating the film's budget as ₹26 crore,<a href="#cite_note-184">[179]</a> S. S. Rajamouli estimated the film's budget to be around ₹30–35 crore in an interview with <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Rajamouli_buzz-185">[180]</a> and Rajeev Kamineni of <a href="/wiki/PVP_Cinema" title="PVP Cinema">PVP Cinema</a> estimated the film's budget as ₹40 crore in an interview with <a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Animals_in_Tamil_films-186">[181]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-BB2Share-191"><a href="#cite_ref-BB2Share_191-0">^</a> Excluding China and Japan box office share </li> <li id="cite_note-RRRShare-195"><a href="#cite_ref-RRRShare_195-0">^</a> Excluding Japan box office share </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=S._S._Rajamouli&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGoyal2016" class="citation web cs1">Goyal, Divya (26 January 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/baahubali-director-rajamouli-says-he-doesnt-deserve-padma-shri-1270117">"Baahubali Director Rajamouli Says he 'Doesn't Deserve' Padma Shri"</a>. 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Retrieved 11 March 2023. <q>He's the highest grossing Indian director and also the director to secure the highest theatrical share.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pinkvilla&rft.atitle=Ahead+of+Oscars+2023%2C+revisiting+SS+Rajamouli%27s+RRR+-the+records+it+broke%2C+legacy+it+created%2C+glory+it+brought&rft.date=2023-03-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinkvilla.com%2Fentertainment%2Fbox-office%2Fs-s-rajamoulis-rrr-the-mega-movie-event-it-became-records-it-broke-legacy-it-created-glory-it-brought-1212180&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSharma2022" class="citation web cs1">Sharma, Suparna (30 April 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/30/indian-director-ss-rajamouli-rrr-film-teluga-cinema">"Indian director Rajamouli scores a global hit with new film RRR"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Al_Jazeera_English" title="Al Jazeera English">Al Jazeera</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220714162150/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/30/indian-director-ss-rajamouli-rrr-film-teluga-cinema">Archived</a> from the original on 14 July 2022. 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Retrieved 13 June 2022. <q>DNA also reported that the director SS Rajamouli, took home a mammoth profit share of Rs 100 crore. This is probably the most any director has earned from a movie, yet.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=GQ+India&rft.atitle=Rohit+Shetty+to+SS+Rajamouli%2C+this+is+how+much+5+of+the+highest-paid+directors+in+Bollywood+charge+per+movie&rft.date=2020-06-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gqindia.com%2Fentertainment%2Fcontent%2Frohit-shetty-ss-rajamouli-highest-paid-directors-in-bollywood&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKanwal2021" class="citation web cs1">Kanwal, Sanyukta (13 October 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/972743/india-best-paid-directors-by-fee/">"India: best paid directors by fee 2020"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Statista" title="Statista">Statista</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220902173739/https://www.statista.com/statistics/972743/india-best-paid-directors-by-fee/">Archived</a> from the original on 2 September 2022. 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Retrieved 13 April 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Time&rft.atitle=TIME100%3A+The+Most+Influential+People+of+2023&rft.date=2023-04-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2Fcollection%2F100-most-influential-people-2023%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sharma-2022-7">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sharma-2022_7-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sharma-2022_7-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sharma-2022_7-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSharma2022" class="citation web cs1">Sharma, Suparna (30 April 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/30/indian-director-ss-rajamouli-rrr-film-teluga-cinema">"Indian director Rajamouli scores a global hit with new film RRR"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Al_Jazeera_English" title="Al Jazeera English">Al Jazeera</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220701074059/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/30/indian-director-ss-rajamouli-rrr-film-teluga-cinema">Archived</a> from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022. <q>"Rajamouli has an impeccable track record. Every film of his has worked … It would not be wrong to say that he's the biggest [Indian film director] ever," Komal Nahta, an Indian film trade analyst, told Al Jazeera. Since his film-making career began in 2001, Rajamouli has directed 12 films – all box office hits.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Al+Jazeera&rft.atitle=Indian+director+Rajamouli+scores+a+global+hit+with+new+film+RRR&rft.date=2022-04-30&rft.aulast=Sharma&rft.aufirst=Suparna&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2022%2F4%2F30%2Findian-director-ss-rajamouli-rrr-film-teluga-cinema&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:122-8"><a href="#cite_ref-:122_8-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDwyer2022" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Dwyer" title="Rachel Dwyer">Dwyer, Rachel</a> (1 April 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openthemagazine.com/cover-stories/directors-roar/">"Director's Roar – The globalisation of South Indian cinema began with Rajamouli"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Open_(Indian_magazine)" title="Open (Indian magazine)">Open Magazine</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220905161209/https://openthemagazine.com/cover-stories/directors-roar/">Archived</a> from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022. <q>SS Rajamouli is perhaps India's most significant director today. He can make a film in a south Indian language that, when dubbed, becomes a pan-Indian film that can also be enjoyed overseas.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Open+Magazine&rft.atitle=Director%27s+Roar+%E2%80%93+The+globalisation+of+South+Indian+cinema+began+with+Rajamouli&rft.date=2022-04-01&rft.aulast=Dwyer&rft.aufirst=Rachel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenthemagazine.com%2Fcover-stories%2Fdirectors-roar%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTetali2022" class="citation web cs1">Tetali, Sagar (22 March 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/telugu-features/rajamouli-movies-rrr-baahubali-prabhas-rana-daggubati-ntr-ram-charan-samantha-maker-of-myths/">"SS Rajamouli, Maker of Myths"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Film_Companion" class="mw-redirect" title="Film Companion">Film Companion</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230711054627/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/telugu-features/rajamouli-movies-rrr-baahubali-prabhas-rana-daggubati-ntr-ram-charan-samantha-maker-of-myths/">Archived</a> from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023. <q>And he has never failed — he has not had a film which was unprofitable at the box office, and ...... At what he has set out to do — whether or not it's to the taste of the art film aficionado or the film critic — he has never yet failed.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Film+Companion&rft.atitle=SS+Rajamouli%2C+Maker+of+Myths&rft.date=2022-03-22&rft.aulast=Tetali&rft.aufirst=Sagar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmcompanion.in%2Ffeatures%2Ftelugu-features%2Frajamouli-movies-rrr-baahubali-prabhas-rana-daggubati-ntr-ram-charan-samantha-maker-of-myths%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:422-10">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:422_10-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:422_10-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2988">"Bahubali 2 Is The Biggest Hindi Blockbuster This Century"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Box_Office_India" title="Box Office India">Box Office India</a>. 8 June 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170824133203/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2988">Archived</a> from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Box+Office+India&rft.atitle=Bahubali+2+Is+The+Biggest+Hindi+Blockbuster+This+Century&rft.date=2017-06-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fboxofficeindia.com%2Freport-details.php%3Farticleid%3D2988&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:532-11">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:532_11-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:532_11-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAcharya2017" class="citation web cs1">Acharya, Sandeep (10 July 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/baahubali-2-is-the-first-indian-film-with-over-10-crore-footfalls/story-EdFN8PUyaTeaWW5I8PuwiJ.html">"Baahubali 2 is the first Indian film with over 10 crore footfalls"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Times" title="Hindustan Times">Hindustan Times</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220824072825/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/baahubali-2-is-the-first-indian-film-with-over-10-crore-footfalls/story-EdFN8PUyaTeaWW5I8PuwiJ.html">Archived</a> from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Hindustan+Times&rft.atitle=Baahubali+2+is+the+first+Indian+film+with+over+10+crore+footfalls&rft.date=2017-07-10&rft.aulast=Acharya&rft.aufirst=Sandeep&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindustantimes.com%2Fregional-movies%2Fbaahubali-2-is-the-first-indian-film-with-over-10-crore-footfalls%2Fstory-EdFN8PUyaTeaWW5I8PuwiJ.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Hindu_2015-06-07-12">^ <a href="#cite_ref-The_Hindu_2015-06-07_12-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Hindu_2015-06-07_12-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSrinivasan2015" class="citation news cs1">Srinivasan, Madhumitha (7 June 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/i-sell-oranges/article7289872.ece">"'I sell oranges'"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171017101125/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/i-sell-oranges/article7289872.ece">Archived</a> from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022. <q>After Magadheera, which became the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time, .....</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Hindu&rft.atitle=%27I+sell+oranges%27&rft.date=2015-06-07&rft.aulast=Srinivasan&rft.aufirst=Madhumitha&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ftodays-paper%2Ftp-features%2Ftp-cinemaplus%2Fi-sell-oranges%2Farticle7289872.ece&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-13">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_13-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_13-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_13-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/postmortem/magadheera.html">"Postmortem – Magadheera by SS Rajamouli"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Idlebrain.com" title="Idlebrain.com">Idlebrain.com</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141106063810/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/postmortem/magadheera.html">Archived</a> from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2022. <q>And his latest movie Magadheera became industry hit in all areas across India and overseas by breaking previous records by miles.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Idlebrain.com&rft.atitle=Postmortem+%E2%80%93+Magadheera+by+SS+Rajamouli&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idlebrain.com%2Fmovie%2Fpostmortem%2Fmagadheera.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBamzai2022" class="citation web cs1">Bamzai, Kaveree (1 April 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openthemagazine.com/cover-stories/ss-rajamouli-cinemas-biggest-mythmaker/">"Cinema's Biggest Mythmaker"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Open_(Indian_magazine)" title="Open (Indian magazine)">Open Magazine</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220626102823/https://openthemagazine.com/cover-stories/ss-rajamouli-cinemas-biggest-mythmaker/">Archived</a> from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022. <q>He is perhaps singlehandedly responsible for the rise of the pan-Indian film.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Open+Magazine&rft.atitle=Cinema%27s+Biggest+Mythmaker&rft.date=2022-04-01&rft.aulast=Bamzai&rft.aufirst=Kaveree&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenthemagazine.com%2Fcover-stories%2Fss-rajamouli-cinemas-biggest-mythmaker%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJain2022" class="citation web cs1">Jain, Gautam (25 March 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ormaxmedia.com/insights/stories/the-original-pan-india-filmmaker.html">"The original Pan India filmmaker"</a>. Ormax Media. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220523195352/https://www.ormaxmedia.com/insights/stories/the-original-pan-india-filmmaker.html">Archived</a> from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022. <q>Before the release of Bahubali: The Beginning (2015), the term 'Pan India film' did not exist in film media or audience lingo.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Ormax+Media&rft.atitle=The+original+Pan+India+filmmaker&rft.date=2022-03-25&rft.aulast=Jain&rft.aufirst=Gautam&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ormaxmedia.com%2Finsights%2Fstories%2Fthe-original-pan-india-filmmaker.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSrinivasan2022" class="citation web cs1">Srinivasan, Latha (30 March 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/inside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html">"Inside the mind of SS Rajamouli: Decoding how the RRR director lends scale to his storytelling"</a>. Firstpost. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220818144603/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/inside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html">Archived</a> from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022. <q>Producer G Dhananjayan says, "Rajamouli has redefined the reach of regional cinema consistently through his films, starting with Eega [2012] to the Baahubali series, and now with RRR. The entire concept of pan-Indian films came from him when he succeeded with Eega across many Indian languages. This opened up this concept. Thanks to his vision, today, a lot of films are able to be made on a bigger budget targeted at a pan-Indian audience. Rajamouli stands tall among all Indian filmmakers for his vision, innovation, and expansion of the regional language market at a global level."</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Firstpost&rft.atitle=Inside+the+mind+of+SS+Rajamouli%3A+Decoding+how+the+RRR+director+lends+scale+to+his+storytelling&rft.date=2022-03-30&rft.aulast=Srinivasan&rft.aufirst=Latha&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstpost.com%2Fentertainment%2Finside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFS.Lidhoo2022" class="citation web cs1">S., Vidya; Lidhoo, Prerna (22 July 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.businesstoday.in/interactive/longread/how-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022">"How Movies From the South Conquered Bollywood"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Business_Today_(India)" title="Business Today (India)">Business Today</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220814163253/https://www.businesstoday.in/interactive/longread/how-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022">Archived</a> from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022. <q>As audiences lapped up 'Why did Katappa kill Baahubali?', a market was not just created in the North for theatrical releases of Hindi-dubbed south Indian films, but it also paved the way for them to hammer Hindi films in their home turf. Clearly, Rajamouli has sown the seeds of south Indian cinema's dominance of Indian movie theatres across the country, with others following in his footsteps.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Business+Today&rft.atitle=How+Movies+From+the+South+Conquered+Bollywood&rft.date=2022-07-22&rft.aulast=S.&rft.aufirst=Vidya&rft.au=Lidhoo%2C+Prerna&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesstoday.in%2Finteractive%2Flongread%2Fhow-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDwyer2022" class="citation web cs1">Dwyer, Rachel (1 April 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openthemagazine.com/cover-stories/directors-roar/">"Director's Roar – The globalisation of South Indian cinema began with Rajamouli"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Open_(Indian_magazine)" title="Open (Indian magazine)">Open Magazine</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220905161209/https://openthemagazine.com/cover-stories/directors-roar/">Archived</a> from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022. <q>SS Rajamouli is perhaps India's most significant director today. He can make a film in a south Indian language that, when dubbed, becomes a pan-Indian film that can also be enjoyed overseas. SS Rajamouli is now widely regarded as one of India's greatest directors. Rajamouli's impact on Indian cinema is yet to be assessed, but he is perhaps primarily responsible for galvanising the interest in south Indian cinema that is now being watched all over India.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Open+Magazine&rft.atitle=Director%27s+Roar+%E2%80%93+The+globalisation+of+South+Indian+cinema+began+with+Rajamouli&rft.date=2022-04-01&rft.aulast=Dwyer&rft.aufirst=Rachel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenthemagazine.com%2Fcover-stories%2Fdirectors-roar%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKannan2022" class="citation web cs1">Kannan, Indira (9 September 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/changing-perception-of-indian-cinema-how-bollywood-is-no-more-favourite-for-overseas-cinegoers-11217341.html">"Changing perception of Indian Cinema: How Bollywood is no more favourite for overseas cinegoers"</a>. Firstpost. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220912131105/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/changing-perception-of-indian-cinema-how-bollywood-is-no-more-favourite-for-overseas-cinegoers-11217341.html">Archived</a> from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022. <q>Rajamouli and his last film RRR may have single-handedly prompted not just Indian audiences but also cinephiles worldwide to look beyond Bollywood while seeking entertaining Indian blockbusters.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Firstpost&rft.atitle=Changing+perception+of+Indian+Cinema%3A+How+Bollywood+is+no+more+favourite+for+overseas+cinegoers&rft.date=2022-09-09&rft.aulast=Kannan&rft.aufirst=Indira&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstpost.com%2Fentertainment%2Fchanging-perception-of-indian-cinema-how-bollywood-is-no-more-favourite-for-overseas-cinegoers-11217341.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/ssrajamouli/status/217993762507456512">"SS Rajamouli – Twitter"</a>. Twitter. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421102233/https://twitter.com/ssrajamouli/status/217993762507456512">Archived</a> from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022. <q>my mother tongue is Telugu and I was born in Karnataka</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Twitter&rft.atitle=SS+Rajamouli+%E2%80%93+Twitter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fssrajamouli%2Fstatus%2F217993762507456512&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-indt322-17"><a href="#cite_ref-indt322_17-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/baahubali-bajrangi-bhaijaan-vijayendra-prasad-salman-khan-story-writer-telegu-film-283545-2015-07-20">"Baahubali, Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Meet the Rs 500 crore writer"</a>. <a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today</a>. 20 July 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210205142746/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/baahubali-bajrangi-bhaijaan-vijayendra-prasad-salman-khan-story-writer-telegu-film-283545-2015-07-20">Archived</a> from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=India+Today&rft.atitle=Baahubali%2C+Bajrangi+Bhaijaan%3A+Meet+the+Rs+500+crore+writer&rft.date=2015-07-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Fmovies%2Fcelebrities%2Fstory%2Fbaahubali-bajrangi-bhaijaan-vijayendra-prasad-salman-khan-story-writer-telegu-film-283545-2015-07-20&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/news/2012/ss-rajamouli-mother-rajanandini-died-100512.html">"SS Rajamouli's mother Rajanandini died today"</a>. Filmibeat.com. 20 October 2012. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210205051614/https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/news/2012/ss-rajamouli-mother-rajanandini-died-100512.html">Archived</a> from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Filmibeat.com&rft.atitle=SS+Rajamouli%27s+mother+Rajanandini+died+today&rft.date=2012-10-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmibeat.com%2Ftelugu%2Fnews%2F2012%2Fss-rajamouli-mother-rajanandini-died-100512.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:82-19">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:82_19-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:82_19-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/baahubali-2-creator-rajamouli-has-roots-in-karnataka/articleshow/58484575.cms">"Karnataka roots: Baahubali 2 director Rajamouli was born in Raichur"</a>. The Times of India. 3 May 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220702063931/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/baahubali-2-creator-rajamouli-has-roots-in-karnataka/articleshow/58484575.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=Karnataka+roots%3A+Baahubali+2+director+Rajamouli+was+born+in+Raichur&rft.date=2017-05-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fcity%2Fbengaluru%2Fbaahubali-2-creator-rajamouli-has-roots-in-karnataka%2Farticleshow%2F58484575.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGanguly2017" class="citation news cs1">Ganguly, Nivedita (13 May 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/vizag-holds-a-special-place-in-my-heart-rajamouli/article18445586.ece">"Vizag holds a special place in my heart: Rajamouli"</a>. The Hindu. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200807125407/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/vizag-holds-a-special-place-in-my-heart-rajamouli/article18445586.ece">Archived</a> from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Hindu&rft.atitle=Vizag+holds+a+special+place+in+my+heart%3A+Rajamouli&rft.date=2017-05-13&rft.aulast=Ganguly&rft.aufirst=Nivedita&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FVisakhapatnam%2Fvizag-holds-a-special-place-in-my-heart-rajamouli%2Farticle18445586.ece&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Atluri-20042-21"><a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-20042_21-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAtluri2004" class="citation web cs1">Atluri, Sri (10 December 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041211004414/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/stars/interview_vijayendraprasad_2004.shtml">"TC Exclusive: Interview with writer Vijayendra Prasad"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Telugucinema.com" title="Telugucinema.com">Telugucinema.com</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.telugucinema.com/c/stars/interview_vijayendraprasad_2004.shtml">the original</a> on 11 December 2004.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Telugucinema.com&rft.atitle=TC+Exclusive%3A+Interview+with+writer+Vijayendra+Prasad&rft.date=2004-12-10&rft.aulast=Atluri&rft.aufirst=Sri&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telugucinema.com%2Fc%2Fstars%2Finterview_vijayendraprasad_2004.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Idlebrain.com-20052-22"><a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-20052_22-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/ssrajamouli.html">"Interview with SS Rajamouli by Jeevi – Chatrapathi"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Idlebrain.com" title="Idlebrain.com">Idlebrain.com</a>. 22 September 2005. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181122112710/http://idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/ssrajamouli.html">Archived</a> from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Idlebrain.com&rft.atitle=Interview+with+SS+Rajamouli+by+Jeevi+%E2%80%93+Chatrapathi&rft.date=2005-09-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idlebrain.com%2Fceleb%2Finterview%2Fssrajamouli.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:123-23">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:123_23-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:123_23-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyFN0n5aXtI&t=2172s">"K. V. Vijayendra Prasad Interview - Full Episode"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alitho_Saradaga" title="Alitho Saradaga">Alitho Saradaga</a> (in Telugu), <a href="/wiki/ETV_(Telugu)" title="ETV (Telugu)">ETV</a>, 31 May 2021, retrieved 24 May 2023</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Alitho+Saradaga&rft.atitle=K.+V.+Vijayendra+Prasad+Interview+-+Full+Episode&rft.date=2021-05-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyyFN0n5aXtI%26t%3D2172s&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988">; Event occurs from 36:12 to 38:51 </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMamatha_Reddy2021" class="citation web cs1">Mamatha Reddy (2 June 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994362693/Did-Vijayendra-Prasad-intentionally-revealed-about-intercaste-marriage">"Did Vijayendra Prasad intentionally reveal about inter-caste marriage?"</a>. India Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=India+Herald&rft.atitle=Did+Vijayendra+Prasad+intentionally+reveal+about+inter-caste+marriage%3F&rft.date=2021-06-02&rft.au=Mamatha+Reddy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiaherald.com%2FMovies%2FRead%2F994362693%2FDid-Vijayendra-Prasad-intentionally-revealed-about-intercaste-marriage&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/vijayendra-prasad-why-did-katappa-kill-baahubali-5100373/">"Why did Katappa Kill Baahubali?"</a>. The Indian Express. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2022. <q>Very early in his career, he dropped 'K' from his name, KV Vijayendra Prasad, because "it was an indicator of my caste". "The caste system is at the root of most problems our country faces. I want it eradicated but it's not enough to preach without practising it."</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Indian+Express&rft.atitle=Why+did+Katappa+Kill+Baahubali%3F&rft.date=2018-03-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fexpress-sunday-eye%2Fvijayendra-prasad-why-did-katappa-kill-baahubali-5100373%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-atheist2-26">^ <a href="#cite_ref-atheist2_26-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-atheist2_26-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-atheist2_26-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ss-rajamouli-on-baahubali-2-the-conclusion-being-an-atheist-and-his-love-for-cinema-3408524.html">"SS Rajamouli on Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, being an atheist and his love for cinema"</a>. Firstpost. 27 April 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170430233149/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ss-rajamouli-on-baahubali-2-the-conclusion-being-an-atheist-and-his-love-for-cinema-3408524.html">Archived</a> from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Firstpost&rft.atitle=SS+Rajamouli+on+Baahubali+2%3A+The+Conclusion%2C+being+an+atheist+and+his+love+for+cinema&rft.date=2017-04-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstpost.com%2Fentertainment%2Fss-rajamouli-on-baahubali-2-the-conclusion-being-an-atheist-and-his-love-for-cinema-3408524.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Atluri-2004-2-27">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-7">h</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-8">i</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004-2_27-9">j</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAtluri2004" class="citation web cs1">Atluri, Sri (22 September 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041206213017/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/stars/ssrajamoulinterview.shtml">"S. S. Rajamouli Exclusive interview with TC.Com"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Telugucinema.com" title="Telugucinema.com">Telugucinema.com</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.telugucinema.com/c/stars/ssrajamoulinterview.shtml">the original</a> on 6 December 2004.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Telugucinema.com&rft.atitle=S.+S.+Rajamouli+Exclusive+interview+with+TC.Com&rft.date=2004-09-22&rft.aulast=Atluri&rft.aufirst=Sri&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telugucinema.com%2Fc%2Fstars%2Fssrajamoulinterview.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyFN0n5aXtI&t=1615s">"K. V. Vijayendra Prasad Interview – Full Episode"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alitho_Saradaga" title="Alitho Saradaga">Alitho Saradaga</a> (in Telugu), <a href="/wiki/ETV_(Telugu)" title="ETV (Telugu)">ETV</a>, 31 May 2021, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230524191048/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyFN0n5aXtI&t=1615s">archived</a> from the original on 24 May 2023, retrieved 24 May 2023</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Alitho+Saradaga&rft.atitle=K.+V.+Vijayendra+Prasad+Interview+%E2%80%93+Full+Episode&rft.date=2021-05-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyyFN0n5aXtI%26t%3D1615s&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988">; Event occurs from 26:55 to 27:05 </li> <li id="cite_note-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-29">^ <a href="#cite_ref-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022_29-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022_29-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022_29-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022_29-3">d</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDFk584zf6o">S S Rajamouli and Anupam Kher at Goafest 2022</a>, 15 June 2022, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122625/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDFk584zf6o">archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022, retrieved 14 September 2022</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=S+S+Rajamouli+and+Anupam+Kher+at+Goafest+2022&rft.date=2022-06-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMDFk584zf6o&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988">; Event occurs from 9:46 to 11:42 </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRamnath2015" class="citation web cs1">Ramnath, Nandini (3 June 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://scroll.in/article/731818/ss-rajamouli-conquered-telugu-cinema-a-decade-ago-is-bollywood-next">"SS Rajamouli conquered Telugu cinema a decade ago. Is Bollywood next?"</a>. Scroll.in. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914153715/https://scroll.in/article/731818/ss-rajamouli-conquered-telugu-cinema-a-decade-ago-is-bollywood-next">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022. <q>The director grew up in a joint family spilling over with uncles and cousins.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Scroll.in&rft.atitle=SS+Rajamouli+conquered+Telugu+cinema+a+decade+ago.+Is+Bollywood+next%3F&rft.date=2015-06-03&rft.aulast=Ramnath&rft.aufirst=Nandini&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fscroll.in%2Farticle%2F731818%2Fss-rajamouli-conquered-telugu-cinema-a-decade-ago-is-bollywood-next&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">"I am scared of handling big stars: Rajamouli"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022. <q>Ours was a big joint family and we were 13 cousins.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=I+am+scared+of+handling+big+stars%3A+Rajamouli&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fi-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli%2Farticleshow%2F17677673.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Atluri-2004-32">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004_32-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004_32-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atluri-2004_32-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAtluri2004" class="citation web cs1">Atluri, Sri (10 December 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041211004414/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/stars/interview_vijayendraprasad_2004.shtml">"TC Exclusive: Interview with writer Vijayendra Prasad"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Telugucinema.com" title="Telugucinema.com">Telugucinema.com</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.telugucinema.com/c/stars/interview_vijayendraprasad_2004.shtml">the original</a> on 11 December 2004.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Telugucinema.com&rft.atitle=TC+Exclusive%3A+Interview+with+writer+Vijayendra+Prasad&rft.date=2004-12-10&rft.aulast=Atluri&rft.aufirst=Sri&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telugucinema.com%2Fc%2Fstars%2Finterview_vijayendraprasad_2004.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Times_of_India-2017-33"><a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-2017_33-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/baahubali-2-creator-rajamouli-has-roots-in-karnataka/articleshow/58484575.cms">"Karnataka roots: Baahubali 2 director Rajamouli was born in Raichur"</a>. The Times of India. 3 May 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220702063931/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/baahubali-2-creator-rajamouli-has-roots-in-karnataka/articleshow/58484575.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=Karnataka+roots%3A+Baahubali+2+director+Rajamouli+was+born+in+Raichur&rft.date=2017-05-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fcity%2Fbengaluru%2Fbaahubali-2-creator-rajamouli-has-roots-in-karnataka%2Farticleshow%2F58484575.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://telugu.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/ss-rajamouli-end-his-speech-with-mera-bharat-slogan-in-critics-choice-award-ceremony-121673844935904.html">"అంతర్జాతీయ వేదికపై తెలుగు పలుకులు..జైహింద్ అంటూ ప్రసంగం ముగించిన జక్కన్న"</a>. Hindustan Times Telugu. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230116053048/https://telugu.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/ss-rajamouli-end-his-speech-with-mera-bharat-slogan-in-critics-choice-award-ceremony-121673844935904.html">Archived</a> from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%AF+%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%88+%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%97%E0%B1%81+%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%81..%E0%B0%9C%E0%B1%88%E0%B0%B9%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A6%E0%B1%8D+%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%82+%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%82+%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9A%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A8+%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A8&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftelugu.hindustantimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Fss-rajamouli-end-his-speech-with-mera-bharat-slogan-in-critics-choice-award-ceremony-121673844935904.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2005-35">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2005_35-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2005_35-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2005_35-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2005_35-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2005_35-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2005_35-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2005_35-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2005_35-7">h</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/ssrajamouli.html">"Interview with SS Rajamouli by Jeevi – Chatrapathi"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Idlebrain.com" title="Idlebrain.com">Idlebrain.com</a>. 22 September 2005. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181122112710/http://idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/ssrajamouli.html">Archived</a> from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Idlebrain.com&rft.atitle=Interview+with+SS+Rajamouli+by+Jeevi+%E2%80%93+Chatrapathi&rft.date=2005-09-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idlebrain.com%2Fceleb%2Finterview%2Fssrajamouli.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Times_of_India-2-36">^ <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-2_36-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-2_36-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">"I am scared of handling big stars: Rajamouli"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022. <q>Right from class two, my passion was telling stories. On Saturdays, we had an extra-curricular class, where it was always Rajamouli telling stories. I don't remember what I studied in school, but I remember each and every comic I read of Amar Chitra Katha. I used to mix and mash the characters from Amar Chitra Katha to tell stories to suit my liking.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=I+am+scared+of+handling+big+stars%3A+Rajamouli&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fi-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli%2Farticleshow%2F17677673.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cain-2015-37">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cain-2015_37-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cain-2015_37-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCain2015" class="citation web cs1">Cain, Rob (27 August 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2015/08/27/an-interview-with-baahubali-director-ss-rajamouli-the-beginning/">"An Interview With 'Baahubali' Director SS Rajamouli: The Beginning"</a>. Forbes. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009101647/http://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2015/08/27/an-interview-with-baahubali-director-ss-rajamouli-the-beginning/">Archived</a> from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2022. <q>I was fascinated by the forts, the battles, the kings, I not only used to read those stories but I kept telling those stories to my friends in my own way.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Forbes&rft.atitle=An+Interview+With+%27Baahubali%27+Director+SS+Rajamouli%3A+The+Beginning&rft.date=2015-08-27&rft.aulast=Cain&rft.aufirst=Rob&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Frobcain%2F2015%2F08%2F27%2Fan-interview-with-baahubali-director-ss-rajamouli-the-beginning%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Olson-2022-38">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Olson-2022_38-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Olson-2022_38-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOlsonDante2022" class="citation web cs1">Olson, Josh; Dante, Joe (16 August 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trailersfromhell.com/podcast/s-s-rajamouli/">"RRR Writer/Director S.S. Rajamouli on 'The Movies That Made Me' Podcast"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Trailers_from_Hell" title="Trailers from Hell">Trailers from Hell</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220904171400/https://trailersfromhell.com/podcast/s-s-rajamouli/">Archived</a> from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Trailers+from+Hell&rft.atitle=RRR+Writer%2FDirector+S.S.+Rajamouli+on+%27The+Movies+That+Made+Me%27+Podcast&rft.date=2022-08-16&rft.aulast=Olson&rft.aufirst=Josh&rft.au=Dante%2C+Joe&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftrailersfromhell.com%2Fpodcast%2Fs-s-rajamouli%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Naidu-39">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Naidu_39-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Naidu_39-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNaidu" class="citation news cs1">Naidu, Rajesh. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/s-s-rajamouli-the-epic-storyteller/articleshow/48421698.cms">"S S Rajamouli: The Epic Storyteller"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220829131058/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/s-s-rajamouli-the-epic-storyteller/articleshow/48421698.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=S+S+Rajamouli%3A+The+Epic+Storyteller&rft.aulast=Naidu&rft.aufirst=Rajesh&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelugu%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fs-s-rajamouli-the-epic-storyteller%2Farticleshow%2F48421698.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-2-40">^ <a href="#cite_ref-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-2_40-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-S_S_Rajamouli_and_Anupam_Kher_at_Goafest_2022-2022-2_40-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDFk584zf6o">S S Rajamouli and Anupam Kher at Goafest 2022</a>, 15 June 2022, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122625/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDFk584zf6o">archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022, retrieved 14 September 2022</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=S+S+Rajamouli+and+Anupam+Kher+at+Goafest+2022&rft.date=2022-06-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMDFk584zf6o&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988">; Event occurs from 13:02 to 14:24 </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Times_of_India-41">^ <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India_41-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India_41-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">"I am scared of handling big stars: Rajamouli"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022. <q>We were failed producers that ate away all the resources that my grandfather had accumulated as a rich landlord. We hit rock bottom and did not have any money for even my further education after intermediate. All of us were living in a two-room apartment. Even though they were hard days, it was fun together. Today, talking about those days, it looks as if we were poor; but at that time, we were happy and were sure that good days lay ahead.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=I+am+scared+of+handling+big+stars%3A+Rajamouli&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fi-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli%2Farticleshow%2F17677673.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ramnath-2015-42">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Ramnath-2015_42-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ramnath-2015_42-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRamnath2015" class="citation web cs1">Ramnath, Nandini (3 June 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://scroll.in/article/731818/ss-rajamouli-conquered-telugu-cinema-a-decade-ago-is-bollywood-next">"SS Rajamouli conquered Telugu cinema a decade ago. Is Bollywood next?"</a>. Scroll.in. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914153715/https://scroll.in/article/731818/ss-rajamouli-conquered-telugu-cinema-a-decade-ago-is-bollywood-next">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Scroll.in&rft.atitle=SS+Rajamouli+conquered+Telugu+cinema+a+decade+ago.+Is+Bollywood+next%3F&rft.date=2015-06-03&rft.aulast=Ramnath&rft.aufirst=Nandini&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fscroll.in%2Farticle%2F731818%2Fss-rajamouli-conquered-telugu-cinema-a-decade-ago-is-bollywood-next&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">"I am scared of handling big stars: Rajamouli"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022. <q>My father, who then had no money to produce films, became a ghostwriter just for money. At home, he used to talk about his stories and I used to give him inputs and he took me as his assistant. He then established himself as a writer in films and we graduated to becoming lower middle class with each of his brothers living in separate houses.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=I+am+scared+of+handling+big+stars%3A+Rajamouli&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fi-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli%2Farticleshow%2F17677673.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-SS_Rajamouli_EMOTIONAL_Words_About_His_Wife_Rama_Rajamouli_|_Filmylooks-44">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SS_Rajamouli_EMOTIONAL_Words_About_His_Wife_Rama_Rajamouli_|_Filmylooks_44-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-SS_Rajamouli_EMOTIONAL_Words_About_His_Wife_Rama_Rajamouli_|_Filmylooks_44-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjeBqNTXjTc&t=210s">SS Rajamouli EMOTIONAL Words About His Wife Rama Rajamouli | Filmylooks (in Telugu)</a>, 31 October 2021, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220728192950/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjeBqNTXjTc&t=210s">archived</a> from the original on 28 July 2022, retrieved 15 July 2022</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=SS+Rajamouli+EMOTIONAL+Words+About+His+Wife+Rama+Rajamouli+%7C+Filmylooks+%28in+Telugu%29&rft.date=2021-10-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTjeBqNTXjTc%26t%3D210s&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988">; From 3:30 to 6:02 </li> <li id="cite_note-Tetali-2022-45">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Tetali-2022_45-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Tetali-2022_45-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTetali2022" class="citation web cs1">Tetali, Sagar (22 March 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/1leqf">"SS Rajamouli, Maker of Myths"</a>. Film Companion. Retrieved 16 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Film+Companion&rft.atitle=SS+Rajamouli%2C+Maker+of+Myths&rft.date=2022-03-22&rft.aulast=Tetali&rft.aufirst=Sagar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fghostarchive.org%2Farchive%2F1leqf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Times_of_India-3-46">^ <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-3_46-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-3_46-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">"I am scared of handling big stars: Rajamouli"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022. <q>After my father earned a little money as a writer, he went to his first love of producing films but the film was a miserable flop. I was 23 years old and everything we had was gone. Also, since he had become a director, no one gave him writing assignments; so we had no source of income for a year. We were scared of even paying our TV installment of ₹630 and were scared of the humiliation when the guy would come and take it away. This was the time I lost my innocence and the harsh reality of life hit me.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=I+am+scared+of+handling+big+stars%3A+Rajamouli&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fi-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli%2Farticleshow%2F17677673.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mint-2022-47">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Mint-2022_47-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mint-2022_47-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mint-2022_47-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rajamouli-on-his-next-dream-project-and-bollywood-vs-south-film-industry-11656874085710.html">"Rajamouli on his next dream project and Bollywood vs south film industry"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mint_(newspaper)" title="Mint (newspaper)">Mint</a>. 4 July 2022. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220704182514/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rajamouli-on-his-next-dream-project-and-bollywood-vs-south-film-industry-11656874085710.html">Archived</a> from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Mint&rft.atitle=Rajamouli+on+his+next+dream+project+and+Bollywood+vs+south+film+industry&rft.date=2022-07-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livemint.com%2Fnews%2Findia%2Frajamouli-on-his-next-dream-project-and-bollywood-vs-south-film-industry-11656874085710.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">"I am scared of handling big stars: Rajamouli"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022. <q>To escape from my father, I thought I should stay away from home and said I will become a director. So he put me as an apprentice under an editor and basically I did nothing except fooling around. But I read a lot of books.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=I+am+scared+of+handling+big+stars%3A+Rajamouli&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fi-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli%2Farticleshow%2F17677673.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141105/entertainment-tollywood/article/first-time-lucky">"First time lucky"</a>. Deccanchronicle.com. 6 November 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220610170029/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141105/entertainment-tollywood/article/first-time-lucky">Archived</a> from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=First+time+lucky&rft.pub=Deccanchronicle.com&rft.date=2014-11-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deccanchronicle.com%2F141105%2Fentertainment-tollywood%2Farticle%2Ffirst-time-lucky&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.telugu360.com/trivia-rajamouli-birthday/">"Trivia about Rajamouli on his birthday"</a>. Telugu360.com. 10 October 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221009091329/https://www.telugu360.com/trivia-rajamouli-birthday/">Archived</a> from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Trivia+about+Rajamouli+on+his+birthday&rft.pub=Telugu360.com&rft.date=2017-10-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telugu360.com%2Ftrivia-rajamouli-birthday%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">"I am scared of handling big stars: Rajamouli"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022. <q>I started writing for films but was always disappointed by the execution and thus wanted to become a director to bring out what I envisioned as a writer. My frustration as a writer was the reason for my becoming a director.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=I+am+scared+of+handling+big+stars%3A+Rajamouli&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fi-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli%2Farticleshow%2F17677673.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Times_of_India-4-52">^ <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-4_52-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-4_52-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-4_52-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-4_52-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-4_52-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Times_of_India-4_52-5">f</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">"I am scared of handling big stars: Rajamouli"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220914122617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-scared-of-handling-big-stars-rajamouli/articleshow/17677673.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 14 September 2022. 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Retrieved 10 November 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Tamil+Magadheera+releases+on+27&rft.date=2011-05-26&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fidlebrain.com%2Fnews%2F2000march20%2Fnews291.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-thenewsminute.com-75">^ <a href="#cite_ref-thenewsminute.com_75-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-thenewsminute.com_75-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ram-charans-magadheera-hit-japan-87794">"Ram Charan's 'Magadheera' a hit in Japan"</a>. 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Retrieved 24 August 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=Rajamouli%27s+%27Magadheera%27+rocking+in+Japan+after+%27Baahubali%27+and+%27Muthu%27&rft.date=2018-09-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelugu%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Frajamoulis-magadheera-rocking-in-japan-after-baahubali-and-muthu%2Farticleshow%2F65699126.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-maryadaramanna.html">"Maryada Ramanna press meet – Telugu cinema"</a>. Idlebrain.com. 26 June 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220823060949/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-maryadaramanna.html">Archived</a> from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022. <q>SS Rajamouli said, "Rayalaseema is known for factionism and violence. But is also known for hospitality. Maryada Ramanna is about a man who is torn with his two extremities of factionism and hospitality."</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Idlebrain.com&rft.atitle=Maryada+Ramanna+press+meet+%E2%80%93+Telugu+cinema&rft.date=2010-06-26&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idlebrain.com%2Fnews%2Ffunctions%2Fpressmeet-maryadaramanna.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/makkhi-director-all-set-to-break-into-bollywood/articleshow/16819525.cms">"'Makkhi' director all set to break into Bollywood"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220823060948/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/makkhi-director-all-set-to-break-into-bollywood/articleshow/16819525.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022. <q>In one area of Andhra Pradesh family feuds that persist for many generations is a reality. That's what I showed in Maryada Ramanna. I saw families that were perfectly cultured and courteous, killing each other. I don't think this peculiar contradictory culture of the co-existence of violence and hospitality exists in Punjab.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=%27Makkhi%27+director+all+set+to+break+into+Bollywood&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Fhindi%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fmakkhi-director-all-set-to-break-into-bollywood%2Farticleshow%2F16819525.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Idlebrain.com-2010-79">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2010_79-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2010_79-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Idlebrain.com-2010_79-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/ssrajamouli-maryadaramanna.html">"SS Rajamouli about Maryada Ramanna – Telugu Cinema interview"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Idlebrain.com" title="Idlebrain.com">Idlebrain.com</a>. 20 July 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141114105429/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/ssrajamouli-maryadaramanna.html">Archived</a> from the original on 14 November 2014. 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Retrieved 25 July 2022. <q>Top director Rajamouli's Maryada Ramanna starring Sunil and Saloni collected about Rs 30 Crores.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sify&rft.atitle=Top+Ten+Telugu+Films+of+the+year+2010&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sify.com%2Fmovies%2Ftop-ten-telugu-films-of-the-year-imagegallery-2-tollywood-kmvrrBcdbgbsi.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/singh-song/">Singh song | Rajeev Masand – movies that matter : from bollywood, hollywood and everywhere else</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130312140353/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/singh-song/">Archived</a> 12 March 2013 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160406164406/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Audience-likes-out-of-the-box-subjects-S-S-Rajamouli/articleshow/14467554.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 6 April 2016. 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Retrieved 26 June 2022. <q>He is perhaps singlehandedly responsible for the rise of the pan-Indian film.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Open+Magazine&rft.atitle=Cinema%27s+Biggest+Mythmaker&rft.date=2022-04-01&rft.aulast=Bamzai&rft.aufirst=Kaveree&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenthemagazine.com%2Fcover-stories%2Fss-rajamouli-cinemas-biggest-mythmaker%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Srinivasan-2022-117">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Srinivasan-2022_117-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Srinivasan-2022_117-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Srinivasan-2022_117-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSrinivasan2022" class="citation web cs1">Srinivasan, Latha (30 March 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/inside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html">"Inside the mind of SS Rajamouli: Decoding how the RRR director lends scale to his storytelling"</a>. Firstpost. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220818144603/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/inside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html">Archived</a> from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022. <q>Producer G Dhananjayan says, "Rajamouli has redefined the reach of regional cinema consistently through his films, starting with Eega [2012] to the Baahubali series, and now with RRR. The entire concept of pan-Indian films came from him when he succeeded with Eega across many Indian languages. This opened up this concept. Thanks to his vision, today, a lot of films are able to be made on a bigger budget targeted at a pan-Indian audience. Rajamouli stands tall among all Indian filmmakers for his vision, innovation, and expansion of the regional language market at a global level."</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Firstpost&rft.atitle=Inside+the+mind+of+SS+Rajamouli%3A+Decoding+how+the+RRR+director+lends+scale+to+his+storytelling&rft.date=2022-03-30&rft.aulast=Srinivasan&rft.aufirst=Latha&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstpost.com%2Fentertainment%2Finside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Jain-2022-118">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jain-2022_118-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jain-2022_118-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJain2022" class="citation web cs1">Jain, Gautam (25 March 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ormaxmedia.com/insights/stories/the-original-pan-india-filmmaker.html">"The original Pan India filmmaker"</a>. 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Retrieved 26 June 2022. <q>Before the release of Bahubali: The Beginning (2015), the term 'Pan India film' did not exist in film media or audience lingo.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Ormax+Media&rft.atitle=The+original+Pan+India+filmmaker&rft.date=2022-03-25&rft.aulast=Jain&rft.aufirst=Gautam&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ormaxmedia.com%2Finsights%2Fstories%2Fthe-original-pan-india-filmmaker.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-S.-2022-119">^ <a href="#cite_ref-S.-2022_119-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-S.-2022_119-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFS.Lidhoo2022" class="citation web cs1">S., Vidya; Lidhoo, Prerna (22 July 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.businesstoday.in/interactive/longread/how-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022">"How Movies From the South Conquered Bollywood"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Business_Today_(India)" title="Business Today (India)">Business Today</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220814163253/https://www.businesstoday.in/interactive/longread/how-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022">Archived</a> from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022. <q>"It's all thanks to Rajamouli and Yarlagadda for making pan-India films and giving us the confidence", says Vijay Kiragandur, Co-founder of Hombale Group, which produced the KGF movies. It was a meeting with Rajamouli in Bengaluru two months before KGF1's release that set the ball rolling. They showed him an 8-10-minute show-reel cut of the film on an iPad, and he asked them to go pan-India. "People in Karnataka were saying we are spending more on marketing than production in KGF1. [His words] gave us the confidence to spend that much. Otherwise also we would have gone all out, but would not have taken that much of a risk unless we heard it from the horse's mouth", says Kiragandur.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Business+Today&rft.atitle=How+Movies+From+the+South+Conquered+Bollywood&rft.date=2022-07-22&rft.aulast=S.&rft.aufirst=Vidya&rft.au=Lidhoo%2C+Prerna&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesstoday.in%2Finteractive%2Flongread%2Fhow-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Singh-2021-120">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Singh-2021_120-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Singh-2021_120-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSingh2021" class="citation web cs1">Singh, Suhani (17 December 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cinema/story/20211227-s-s-rajamouli-the-return-of-the-king-1888561-2021-12-17">"S.S. 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(13 September 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://zeenews.india.com/regional/ss-rajamouli-announces-new-film-with-mahesh-babu-says-it-s-going-to-be-kind-of-james-bond-or-indiana-jones-2509453.html">"SS Rajamouli announces new film with Mahesh Babu, says, 'It's going to be kind of James Bond or Indiana Jones...'"</a>. Zee News. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220913172235/https://zeenews.india.com/regional/ss-rajamouli-announces-new-film-with-mahesh-babu-says-it-s-going-to-be-kind-of-james-bond-or-indiana-jones-2509453.html">Archived</a> from the original on 13 September 2022. 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The Times of India. 21 March 2022. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230224083726/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etarticleshowajax.cms?ajax=true&galno=4&msid=90343278">Archived</a> from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023. <q>Over the course of my career I learned that the stronger the emotions or more basic the emotions, the more people tend to like your movie," Rajamouli said. "That's what I have been doing. [...] I realised that if films are based on stories driven by basic human emotions, they will have a wider reach.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=The+stronger+the+emotions%2C+the+more+people+love+a+movie%2C+says+Rajamouli&rft.date=2022-03-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelugu%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fthe-stronger-the-emotions-the-more-people-love-a-movie-says-rajamouli%2Farticleshow%2F90345475.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-161"><a href="#cite_ref-161">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFS.Lidhoo2022" class="citation web cs1">S., Vidya; Lidhoo, Prerna (22 July 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.businesstoday.in/interactive/longread/how-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022">"How Movies From the South Conquered Bollywood"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Business_Today_(India)" title="Business Today (India)">Business Today</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220814163253/https://www.businesstoday.in/interactive/longread/how-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022">Archived</a> from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022. <q>When I start writing a story, for me, it is the emotion I should be moved by. [...] I might not believe in God, but I connect to the emotion of a devotee and a God. And, I connect to the emotion that drives masses: devotion and submission to a greater self. I understand the power of that emotion, the power of a mass emotion, and I too feel that emotion. I might not believe in God, but I believe in the emotion, and if it moves me, I write it.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Business+Today&rft.atitle=How+Movies+From+the+South+Conquered+Bollywood&rft.date=2022-07-22&rft.aulast=S.&rft.aufirst=Vidya&rft.au=Lidhoo%2C+Prerna&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesstoday.in%2Finteractive%2Flongread%2Fhow-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-162"><a href="#cite_ref-162">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFS.Lidhoo2022" class="citation web cs1">S., Vidya; Lidhoo, Prerna (22 July 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.businesstoday.in/interactive/longread/how-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022">"How Movies From the South Conquered Bollywood"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Business_Today_(India)" title="Business Today (India)">Business Today</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220814163253/https://www.businesstoday.in/interactive/longread/how-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022">Archived</a> from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022. <q>Says Rajamouli, an agnostic whose tales are replete with mythological themes of reincarnation and revenge</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Business+Today&rft.atitle=How+Movies+From+the+South+Conquered+Bollywood&rft.date=2022-07-22&rft.aulast=S.&rft.aufirst=Vidya&rft.au=Lidhoo%2C+Prerna&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesstoday.in%2Finteractive%2Flongread%2Fhow-movies-from-the-south-conquered-bollywood-146-22-07-2022&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-nationalnews-163"><a href="#cite_ref-nationalnews_163-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKokra2022" class="citation web cs1">Kokra, Sonali (12 April 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/2022/04/12/rrr-director-ss-rajamouli-on-being-a-rollercoaster-entertainer/">"'RRR' director SS Rajamouli on being a 'rollercoaster entertainer'"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_National_(Abu_Dhabi)" title="The National (Abu Dhabi)">The National</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220830080822/https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/2022/04/12/rrr-director-ss-rajamouli-on-being-a-rollercoaster-entertainer/">Archived</a> from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+National&rft.atitle=%27RRR%27+director+SS+Rajamouli+on+being+a+%27rollercoaster+entertainer%27&rft.date=2022-04-12&rft.aulast=Kokra&rft.aufirst=Sonali&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenationalnews.com%2Farts-culture%2Ffilm%2F2022%2F04%2F12%2Frrr-director-ss-rajamouli-on-being-a-rollercoaster-entertainer%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:18-164"><a href="#cite_ref-:18_164-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShanmugam2022" class="citation web cs1">Shanmugam, Kavitha (9 April 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thefederal.com/cii-dakshin-event/i-make-big-scale-movies-driven-by-emotions-rajamouli/">"I make big-scale movies driven by emotions: Rajamouli"</a>. The Federal. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220824130532/https://thefederal.com/cii-dakshin-event/i-make-big-scale-movies-driven-by-emotions-rajamouli/">Archived</a> from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022. <q>"When humans are under the grip of emotion, they tend to behave in a superhuman way and are pushed to do anything and that is what I tap," he said, describing his films as being "big scale action movies driven by hard-core emotion".</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Federal&rft.atitle=I+make+big-scale+movies+driven+by+emotions%3A+Rajamouli&rft.date=2022-04-09&rft.aulast=Shanmugam&rft.aufirst=Kavitha&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthefederal.com%2Fcii-dakshin-event%2Fi-make-big-scale-movies-driven-by-emotions-rajamouli%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-165"><a href="#cite_ref-165">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBhopatkar2021" class="citation web cs1">Bhopatkar, Tejashree (30 December 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ss-rajamouli-my-family-members-are-ruthless-critics-they-show-no-mercy-in-ripping-apart-my-films-if-they-dont-like-anything/articleshow/88572528.cms">"SS Rajamouli: My family members are ruthless critics; they show no mercy in ripping apart my films if they don't like anything"</a>. The Times of India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220827062904/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ss-rajamouli-my-family-members-are-ruthless-critics-they-show-no-mercy-in-ripping-apart-my-films-if-they-dont-like-anything/articleshow/88572528.cms">Archived</a> from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022. <q>Yes, violence is part of my storytelling but not in a negative way. Each and everything, whether it is violence, softness, or any kind of emotion, I like to call myself a magnifying glass. I like to enhance my emotions. And I feel the same kind of emotion will enhance much more if you have action, if it has something just running around, It will just explode. It gives a larger-than-life effect. So that is my way of storytelling. That is how I like to see films, that is how I like to make films.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=SS+Rajamouli%3A+My+family+members+are+ruthless+critics%3B+they+show+no+mercy+in+ripping+apart+my+films+if+they+don%27t+like+anything&rft.date=2021-12-30&rft.aulast=Bhopatkar&rft.aufirst=Tejashree&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelugu%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fss-rajamouli-my-family-members-are-ruthless-critics-they-show-no-mercy-in-ripping-apart-my-films-if-they-dont-like-anything%2Farticleshow%2F88572528.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-166"><a href="#cite_ref-166">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJain2022" class="citation web cs1">Jain, Gautam (25 March 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ormaxmedia.com/insights/stories/the-original-pan-india-filmmaker.html">"The original Pan India filmmaker"</a>. Ormax Media. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220523195352/https://www.ormaxmedia.com/insights/stories/the-original-pan-india-filmmaker.html">Archived</a> from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022. <q>Instead of relying on action to only drive an adrenaline rush, SS Rajamouli uses action to drive various emotions. This leads to higher engagement with the proceedings on screen during action set-pieces.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Ormax+Media&rft.atitle=The+original+Pan+India+filmmaker&rft.date=2022-03-25&rft.aulast=Jain&rft.aufirst=Gautam&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ormaxmedia.com%2Finsights%2Fstories%2Fthe-original-pan-india-filmmaker.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:223-167">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:223_167-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:223_167-1">b</a> Cite error: The named reference <code>:223</code> was invoked but never defined (see the <a href="/wiki/Help:Cite_errors/Cite_error_references_no_text" title="Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text">help page</a>).</li> <li id="cite_note-168"><a href="#cite_ref-168">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKokra2022" class="citation web cs1">Kokra, Sonali (12 April 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/2022/04/12/rrr-director-ss-rajamouli-on-being-a-rollercoaster-entertainer/">"'RRR' director SS Rajamouli on being a 'rollercoaster entertainer'"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_National_(Abu_Dhabi)" title="The National (Abu Dhabi)">The National</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220830080822/https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/2022/04/12/rrr-director-ss-rajamouli-on-being-a-rollercoaster-entertainer/">Archived</a> from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022. <q>I generally like larger-than-life, pushing-the-boundaries sort of canvases [...] I believe entertainment to be a very serious business. It takes a lot for the audience to spend their hard-earned money and effort to come watch our films. They don't come to my movies for a history lesson, they come for thrill and emotional thrust. That's what I try to deliver. [...] I try to tell my story through visuals. [...] I try to put in as little dialogue as possible</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+National&rft.atitle=%27RRR%27+director+SS+Rajamouli+on+being+a+%27rollercoaster+entertainer%27&rft.date=2022-04-12&rft.aulast=Kokra&rft.aufirst=Sonali&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenationalnews.com%2Farts-culture%2Ffilm%2F2022%2F04%2F12%2Frrr-director-ss-rajamouli-on-being-a-rollercoaster-entertainer%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-ssr-169"><a href="#cite_ref-ssr_169-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSrinivasan2022" class="citation web cs1">Srinivasan, Latha (30 March 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/inside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html">"Inside the mind of SS Rajamouli: Decoding how the RRR director lends scale to his storytelling"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220818144603/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/inside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html">Archived</a> from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022. <q>Rajamouli had said at an event, "A pan Indian film does not mean that actors from different languages come together. A pan Indian film means a story that connects to everyone irrespective of the language. While creating a story, I think 'If I switch off this dialogue portion, will the audience still connect to my movie?' Many times, the answer is a yes."</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Inside+the+mind+of+SS+Rajamouli%3A+Decoding+how+the+RRR+director+lends+scale+to+his+storytelling&rft.date=2022-03-30&rft.aulast=Srinivasan&rft.aufirst=Latha&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstpost.com%2Fentertainment%2Finside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-170"><a href="#cite_ref-170">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFManohar2015" class="citation web cs1">Manohar, Niveda (9 July 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://silverscreenindia.com/telugu/features/before-watching-baahubali-7-rajamouli-quirks/">"Before Watching Baahubali: 7 Rajamouli Quirks"</a>. Silverscreen India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230103134750/https://silverscreenindia.com/telugu/features/before-watching-baahubali-7-rajamouli-quirks/">Archived</a> from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023. <q>SS Rajamouli is a brand in Tollywood. Literally. He's even got a stamp for himself. No Rajamouli film is complete without this</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Silverscreen+India&rft.atitle=Before+Watching+Baahubali%3A+7+Rajamouli+Quirks&rft.date=2015-07-09&rft.aulast=Manohar&rft.aufirst=Niveda&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsilverscreenindia.com%2Ftelugu%2Ffeatures%2Fbefore-watching-baahubali-7-rajamouli-quirks%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-forbes-171"><a href="#cite_ref-forbes_171-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMadhavan2015" class="citation news cs1">Madhavan, N (16 December 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2015-celebrity-100/ss-rajamouli-tollywoods-hit-machine/41729/1">"SS Rajamouli: Tollywood's hit machine"</a>. Forbes India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221213150510/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2015-celebrity-100/ss-rajamouli-tollywoods-hit-machine/41729/1">Archived</a> from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022. <q>"Rajamouli is a great storyteller. He knows people expect something new with every film. He takes up familiar concepts and develops them in an unfamiliar and acceptable way," says Baradwaj Rangan</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Forbes+India&rft.atitle=SS+Rajamouli%3A+Tollywood%27s+hit+machine&rft.date=2015-12-16&rft.aulast=Madhavan&rft.aufirst=N&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbesindia.com%2Farticle%2F2015-celebrity-100%2Fss-rajamouli-tollywoods-hit-machine%2F41729%2F1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-172"><a href="#cite_ref-172">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMadhavan2015" class="citation news cs1">Madhavan, N (16 December 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2015-celebrity-100/ss-rajamouli-tollywoods-hit-machine/41729/1">"SS Rajamouli: Tollywood's hit machine"</a>. Forbes India. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221213150510/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2015-celebrity-100/ss-rajamouli-tollywoods-hit-machine/41729/1">Archived</a> from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022. <q>"His visualisation is grand and, at the same time, goes into very minute details," says Sabu Cyril, [...] "He ensured that every pillar and wall had the right design. 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Retrieved 4 July 2022. <q>With his films, he brought immense recognition to <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_South_India" title="Cinema of South India">South cinema</a> and he is a big source of inspiration to all of us.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+New+Indian+Express&rft.atitle=Rajamouli+is+an+inspiration+for+all+of+us%3A+Prashanth+Neel&rft.date=2022-04-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newindianexpress.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelugu%2F2022%2Fapr%2F13%2Frajamouli-isan-inspiration-for-all-of-us-prashanth-neel-2441303.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-223"><a href="#cite_ref-223">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNivedita2022" class="citation web cs1">Nivedita (8 September 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ottplay.com/news/ss-rajamouli-james-cameron-were-ayan-mukerjis-ideals-for-making-brahmastra/e12d657115717">"SS Rajamouli, James Cameron Were Ayan Mukerji's Ideals For Making Brahmastra"</a>. <a href="/wiki/OTTPlay" class="mw-redirect" title="OTTPlay">OTTPlay</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221012181742/https://www.ottplay.com/news/ss-rajamouli-james-cameron-were-ayan-mukerjis-ideals-for-making-brahmastra/e12d657115717">Archived</a> from the original on 12 October 2022. 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Firstpost. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220818144603/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/inside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html">Archived</a> from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022. <q>Every time someone tells me during a script discussion that doing this or not doing that will make the script a hit film, I always say… how can you be sure, nobody can be, except Rajamouli sir.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Firstpost&rft.atitle=Inside+the+mind+of+SS+Rajamouli%3A+Decoding+how+the+RRR+director+lends+scale+to+his+storytelling&rft.date=2022-03-30&rft.aulast=Srinivasan&rft.aufirst=Latha&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstpost.com%2Fentertainment%2Finside-the-mind-of-ss-rajamouli-decoding-how-the-rrr-director-lends-scale-to-his-storytelling-10501081.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-225"><a href="#cite_ref-225">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHyman2018" class="citation web cs1">Hyman, Dan (16 August 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a22627833/matt-groening-disenchantment-netflix-interview/">"Matt Groening Just Keeps Going"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Esquire_(magazine)" title="Esquire (magazine)">Esquire</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220613123004/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a22627833/matt-groening-disenchantment-netflix-interview/">Archived</a> from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022. <q>In a given show there might be homages to Buster Keaton and to an Indian filmmaker named S. S. Rajamouli, who has made some of my favorite films of the last decade. I particularly recommend a movie called Magadheera.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Esquire&rft.atitle=Matt+Groening+Just+Keeps+Going&rft.date=2018-08-16&rft.aulast=Hyman&rft.aufirst=Dan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.esquire.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv%2Fa22627833%2Fmatt-groening-disenchantment-netflix-interview%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-226"><a href="#cite_ref-226">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/mani-ratnam-says-the-success-of-ss-rajamouli-s-baahubali-inspired-him-to-work-on-ponniyin-selvan--news-217604">"Mani Ratnam Says The Success of SS Rajamouli's Baahubali Inspired Him To Work On 'Ponniyin Selvan'"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Outlook_(Indian_magazine)" title="Outlook (Indian magazine)">Outlook</a>. 20 August 2022. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220823064508/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/mani-ratnam-says-the-success-of-ss-rajamouli-s-baahubali-inspired-him-to-work-on-ponniyin-selvan--news-217604">Archived</a> from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022. <q>I want to thank Rajamouli garu. In a way, he has opened a door for all of us and has shown us that this kind of film can be made. You can tell stories in two parts and be successful. It has become possible because of Baahubali, so I really want to thank him.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Outlook&rft.atitle=Mani+Ratnam+Says+The+Success+of+SS+Rajamouli%27s+Baahubali+Inspired+Him+To+Work+On+%27Ponniyin+Selvan%27&rft.date=2022-08-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outlookindia.com%2Fart-entertainment%2Fmani-ratnam-says-the-success-of-ss-rajamouli-s-baahubali-inspired-him-to-work-on-ponniyin-selvan--news-217604&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-227"><a href="#cite_ref-227">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mani-ratnam-praises-ss-rajamouli-ponniyin-selvan-is-possible-today-because-of-baahubali/articleshow/93673902.cms">"Mani Ratnam praises SS Rajamouli: Ponniyin Selvan is possible today because of Baahubali"</a>. 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Retrieved 5 September 2022. <q>SS Rajamouli is perhaps India's most significant director today. He can make a film in a south Indian language that, when dubbed, becomes a pan-Indian film that can also be enjoyed overseas.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Open+Magazine&rft.atitle=Director%27s+Roar+%E2%80%93+The+globalisation+of+South+Indian+cinema+began+with+Rajamouli&rft.date=2022-04-01&rft.aulast=Dwyer&rft.aufirst=Rachel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenthemagazine.com%2Fcover-stories%2Fdirectors-roar%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AS.+S.+Rajamouli" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-229"><a href="#cite_ref-229">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/oscar-winning-rrr-director-ss-rajamouli-invited-to-join-the-academy-awards-as-a-honorable-member-13786439.html">"Oscar-winning 'RRR' director SS Rajamouli invited to join the Academy Awards as a honorable member"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Firstpost" title="Firstpost">Firstpost</a>. 26 June 2024. 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S. Rajamouli">Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_S._S._Rajamouli156" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Awards_for_S._S._Rajamouli156" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_S._S._Rajamouli" title="List of awards and nominations received by S. S. Rajamouli">Awards for S. S. 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K. Hebbar">K. K. Hebbar</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan" title="Bismillah Khan">Bismillah Khan</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Krishna_Phadke" title="Raghunath Krishna Phadke">Raghunath Krishna Phadke</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehboob_Khan" title="Mehboob Khan">Mehboob Khan</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melville_de_Mellow" title="Melville de Mellow">Melville de Mellow</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayak_Pandurang_Karmarkar" title="Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar">Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adi_Pherozeshah_Marzban" title="Adi Pherozeshah Marzban">Adi Pherozeshah Marzban</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Sorcar" title="P. C. Sorcar">P. C. Sorcar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guru_Kunchu_Kurup" title="Guru Kunchu Kurup">Guru Kunchu Kurup</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Nagayya" title="V. Nagayya">V. Nagayya</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravishankar_Raval" title="Ravishankar Raval">Ravishankar Raval</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinalini_Sarabhai" title="Mrinalini Sarabhai">Mrinalini Sarabhai</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._F._Husain" title="M. F. Husain">M. F. Husain</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumitra_Charat_Ram" title="Sumitra Charat Ram">Sumitra Charat Ram</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Bhanumathi" title="P. Bhanumathi">P. Bhanumathi</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daji_Bhatawadekar" title="Daji Bhatawadekar">Daji Bhatawadekar</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Desai" title="Vasant Desai">Vasant Desai</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddheshwari_Devi" title="Siddheshwari Devi">Siddheshwari Devi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashadhar_Mukherjee" title="Sashadhar Mukherjee">Sashadhar Mukherjee</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinjamuri_Venkata_Lakshmi_Narasimha_Rao" title="Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao">Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Acharekar" title="M. R. Acharekar">M. R. Acharekar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begum_Akhtar" title="Begum Akhtar">Begum Akhtar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharan_Rani_Backliwal" title="Sharan Rani Backliwal">Sharan Rani Backliwal</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikhil_Banerjee" title="Nikhil Banerjee">Nikhil Banerjee</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Khote" title="Durga Khote">Durga Khote</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy" title="Yamini Krishnamurthy">Yamini Krishnamurthy</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayodhya_Prasad" title="Ayodhya Prasad">Ayodhya Prasad</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Lal_Samar" title="Devi Lal Samar">Devi Lal Samar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala">Vyjayanthimala</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Ahmad_Abbas" title="Khwaja Ahmad Abbas">Khwaja Ahmad Abbas</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Abraham_Cheulkar" title="David Abraham Cheulkar">David Abraham Cheulkar</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Bendre" title="N. S. Bendre">N. S. Bendre</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indrani_Rahman" title="Indrani Rahman">Indrani Rahman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balraj_Sahni" title="Balraj Sahni">Balraj Sahni</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._N._Swamy_(artist)" title="S. N. Swamy (artist)">S. N. Swamy (artist)</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Bose" title="Sukumar Bose">Sukumar Bose</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Dhawan" title="Prem Dhawan">Prem Dhawan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratna_Fabri" title="Ratna Fabri">Ratna Fabri</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak" title="Ritwik Ghatak">Ritwik Ghatak</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damayanti_Joshi" title="Damayanti Joshi">Damayanti Joshi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Halim_Jaffer_Khan" title="Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan">Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Jamshed_Khandalavala" title="Karl Jamshed Khandalavala">Karl Jamshed Khandalavala</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhaviah_Krishnan" title="Madhaviah Krishnan">Madhaviah Krishnan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Mullick" title="Pankaj Mullick">Pankaj Mullick</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair" title="Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair">Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relangi_(actor)" title="Relangi (actor)">Relangi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gummadi_(actor)" title="Gummadi (actor)">Gummadi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Raghav_Rao" title="Vijay Raghav Rao">Vijay Raghav Rao</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Satyanarayana_Sarma" title="V. Satyanarayana Sarma">V. Satyanarayana Sarma</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maisnam_Amubi_Singh" title="Maisnam Amubi Singh">Maisnam Amubi Singh</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Sundarambal" title="K. B. Sundarambal">K. B. Sundarambal</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avinash_Vyas" title="Avinash Vyas">Avinash Vyas</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna" title="M. Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sankho_Chaudhuri" title="Sankho Chaudhuri">Sankho Chaudhuri</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manna_Dey" title="Manna Dey">Manna Dey</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripti_Mitra" title="Tripti Mitra">Tripti Mitra</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhenkada_Kunchu_Nair" title="Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair">Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chenganoor_Raman_Pillai" title="Chenganoor Raman Pillai">Chenganoor Raman Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Dandayudhapani_Pillai" title="K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai">K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanta_Rao" title="Shanta Rao">Shanta Rao</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(composer)" title="Ravi (composer)">Ravi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahir_Ludhianvi" title="Sahir Ludhianvi">Sahir Ludhianvi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siyaram_Tiwari_(musician)" title="Siyaram Tiwari (musician)">Siyaram Tiwari (musician)</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeet_Chakraborty" title="Chiranjeet Chakraborty">Chiranjeet Chakraborty</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girija_Devi" title="Girija Devi">Girija Devi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasudeo_S._Gaitonde" title="Vasudeo S. Gaitonde">Vasudeo S. Gaitonde</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Janah" title="Sunil Janah">Sunil Janah</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalgudi_Jayaraman" title="Lalgudi Jayaraman">Lalgudi Jayaraman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi" title="Bhimsen Joshi">Bhimsen Joshi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor" title="Mahendra Kapoor">Mahendra Kapoor</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Kumar_(artist)" title="Ram Kumar (artist)">Ram Kumar (artist)</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhuvoor_Ramaiah_Pillai" title="Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai">Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samta_Prasad" title="Samta Prasad">Samta Prasad</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Radha" title="M. K. Radha">M. K. Radha</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghu_Rai" title="Raghu Rai">Raghu Rai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Reddy_(artist)" title="Krishna Reddy (artist)">Krishna Reddy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juthika_Roy" title="Juthika Roy">Juthika Roy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gubbi_Veeranna" title="Gubbi Veeranna">Gubbi Veeranna</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitara_Devi" title="Sitara Devi">Sitara Devi</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Krishnan" title="T. N. Krishnan">T. N. Krishnan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishan_Maharaj" title="Kishan Maharaj">Kishan Maharaj</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram_C._S._Murugabhoopathy" title="Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy">Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair" title="Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair">Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Sharma" title="Uma Sharma">Uma Sharma</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._G._Thakur_Singh" title="S. G. Thakur Singh">S. G. Thakur Singh</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi" title="Kaifi Azmi">Kaifi Azmi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushkar_Bhan" title="Pushkar Bhan">Pushkar Bhan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Mani Madhava Chakyar">Mani Madhava Chakyar</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bindhyabasini_Devi" title="Bindhyabasini Devi">Bindhyabasini Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naina_Devi_(singer)" title="Naina Devi (singer)">Naina Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Karnad" title="Girish Karnad">Girish Karnad</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriram_Lagoo" title="Shriram Lagoo">Shriram Lagoo</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra" title="Kelucharan Mohapatra">Kelucharan Mohapatra</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutan" title="Nutan">Nutan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._D._Ramanathan" title="M. D. Ramanathan">M. D. Ramanathan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Som_Nath_Sadhu" title="Som Nath Sadhu">Som Nath Sadhu</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emani_Sankara_Sastry" title="Emani Sankara Sastry">Emani Sankara Sastry</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kripal_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Kripal Singh Shekhawat">Kripal Singh Shekhawat</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manik_Varma" title="Manik Varma">Manik Varma</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gopalakrishnan" title="M. S. Gopalakrishnan">M. S. Gopalakrishnan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasraj" title="Jasraj">Jasraj</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan" title="Amjad Ali Khan">Amjad Ali Khan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopi_Krishna_(dancer)" title="Gopi Krishna (dancer)">Gopi Krishna</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjukta_Panigrahi" title="Sanjukta Panigrahi">Sanjukta Panigrahi</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basavaraj_Rajguru" title="Basavaraj Rajguru">Basavaraj Rajguru</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanam_Raghuramayya" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanam Raghuramayya">Kalyanam Raghuramayya</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Sathyu" title="M. S. Sathyu">M. S. Sathyu</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gitchandra_Tongbra" title="Gitchandra Tongbra">Gitchandra Tongbra</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra" title="Raghunath Mohapatra">Raghunath Mohapatra</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narayan" title="Ram Narayan">Ram Narayan</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Narayanaswamy" title="K. V. Narayanaswamy">K. V. Narayanaswamy</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Nagendra_Rao" title="R. Nagendra Rao">R. Nagendra Rao</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Somasundaram" title="S. Somasundaram">S. Somasundaram</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parveen_Sultana" class="mw-redirect" title="Parveen Sultana">Parveen Sultana</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanraj_Bhagat" title="Dhanraj Bhagat">Dhanraj Bhagat</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheik_Chinna_Moulana" title="Sheik Chinna Moulana">Sheik Chinna Moulana</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alla_Rakha" title="Alla Rakha">Alla Rakha</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jehangir_Sabavala" title="Jehangir Sabavala">Jehangir Sabavala</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Rasool_Santosh" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghulam Rasool Santosh">Ghulam Rasool Santosh</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Karanth" title="B. V. Karanth">B. V. Karanth</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namagiripettai_Krishnan" title="Namagiripettai Krishnan">Namagiripettai Krishnan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambhir_Singh_Mura" title="Gambhir Singh Mura">Gambhir Singh Mura</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dashrath_Patel" title="Dashrath Patel">Dashrath Patel</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._H._Raza" title="S. H. Raza">S. H. Raza</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allah_Jilai_Bai" title="Allah Jilai Bai">Allah Jilai Bai</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jabbar_Patel" title="Jabbar Patel">Jabbar Patel</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virendra_Prabhakar" title="Virendra Prabhakar">Virendra Prabhakar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharafat_Hussain_Khan" title="Sharafat Hussain Khan">Sharafat Hussain Khan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Mahata" title="Nepal Mahata">Nepal Mahata</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handel_Manuel" title="Handel Manuel">Handel Manuel</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulam_Mohammed_Sheikh" title="Gulam Mohammed Sheikh">Gulam Mohammed Sheikh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghubir_Singh_(photographer)" title="Raghubir Singh (photographer)">Raghubir Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobha_Singh_(painter)" title="Sobha Singh (painter)">Sobha Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habib_Tanvir" title="Habib Tanvir">Habib Tanvir</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganga_Devi_(painter)" title="Ganga Devi (painter)">Ganga Devi</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purushottam_Das" title="Purushottam Das">Purushottam Das</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Khakhar" title="Bhupen Khakhar">Bhupen Khakhar</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Kingsley" title="Ben Kingsley">Ben Kingsley</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinay_Chandra_Maudgalya" title="Vinay Chandra Maudgalya">Vinay Chandra Maudgalya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roshan_Kumari" title="Roshan Kumari">Roshan Kumari</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavelikara_Krishnankutty_Nair" title="Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair">Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Rajam" title="N. Rajam">N. Rajam</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_and_Radha_Reddy" title="Raja and Radha Reddy">Raja and Radha Reddy</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nek_Chand" title="Nek Chand">Nek Chand</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Vijayvargiya" title="Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya">Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Dave" title="Shanti Dave">Shanti Dave</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asa_Singh_Mastana" title="Asa Singh Mastana">Asa Singh Mastana</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Pai" title="Laxman Pai">Laxman Pai</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palghat_R._Raghu" title="Palghat R. Raghu">Palghat R. Raghu</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Bapu_Apegaonkar" title="Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar">Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanika_Banerjee" title="Kanika Banerjee">Kanika Banerjee</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrata_Mitra" title="Subrata Mitra">Subrata Mitra</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Singhajit_Singh" title="Rajkumar Singhajit Singh">Rajkumar Singhajit Singh</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisam-ud-din_Usta" title="Hisam-ud-din Usta">Hisam-ud-din Usta</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumudini_Lakhia" title="Kumudini Lakhia">Kumudini Lakhia</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Mehta" title="Vijaya Mehta">Vijaya Mehta</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Ramani" title="N. Ramani">N. Ramani</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aparna_Sen" title="Aparna Sen">Aparna Sen</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Sohal" title="Naresh Sohal">Naresh Sohal</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teejan_Bai" title="Teejan Bai">Teejan Bai</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bikash_Bhattacharjee" title="Bikash Bhattacharjee">Bikash Bhattacharjee</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="Zakir Hussain (musician)">Zakir Hussain</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chindodi_Leela" title="Chindodi Leela">Chindodi Leela</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudharani_Raghupathy" title="Sudharani Raghupathy">Sudharani Raghupathy</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_Sahoo" title="Sudarshan Sahoo">Sudarshan Sahoo</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudrat_Singh" title="Kudrat Singh">Kudrat Singh</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adyar_K._Lakshman" title="Adyar K. Lakshman">Adyar K. Lakshman</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haku_Shah" title="Haku Shah">Haku Shah</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Subramaniam" title="L. Subramaniam">L. Subramaniam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratan_Thiyam" title="Ratan Thiyam">Ratan Thiyam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upendra_Trivedi" title="Upendra Trivedi">Upendra Trivedi</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Agashe" title="Mohan Agashe">Mohan Agashe</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Atre" title="Prabha Atre">Prabha Atre</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgari_Bai" title="Asgari Bai">Asgari Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulab_Bai" title="Gulab Bai">Gulab Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balwantrai_Bhatt" title="Balwantrai Bhatt">Balwantrai Bhatt</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwaliben_Bhil" title="Diwaliben Bhil">Diwaliben Bhil</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bisaria" title="Raj Bisaria">Raj Bisaria</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Ganapathy" title="S. M. Ganapathy">S. M. Ganapathy</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishamber_Khanna" title="Bishamber Khanna">Bishamber Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishen_Khanna" title="Krishen Khanna">Krishen Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarun_Majumdar" title="Tarun Majumdar">Tarun Majumdar</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavi_Mudgal" title="Madhavi Mudgal">Madhavi Mudgal</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanak_Rele" title="Kanak Rele">Kanak Rele</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Samson" title="Leela Samson">Leela Samson</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharajapuram_Santhanam" title="Maharajapuram Santhanam">Maharajapuram Santhanam</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranbir_Singh_Bisht" title="Ranbir Singh Bisht">Ranbir Singh Bisht</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Gopy" title="Bharat Gopy">Bharat Gopy</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_(singer)" title="Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)">Ghulam Mustafa Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafeez_Ahmed_Khan" title="Hafeez Ahmed Khan">Hafeez Ahmed Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanno_Khurana" title="Shanno Khurana">Shanno Khurana</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratima_Barua_Pandey" title="Pratima Barua Pandey">Pratima Barua Pandey</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Parekh" title="Manu Parekh">Manu Parekh</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurcharan_Singh_(painter)" title="Gurcharan Singh (painter)">Gurcharan Singh (painter)</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharda_Sinha" title="Sharda Sinha">Sharda Sinha</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alarmel_Valli" title="Alarmel Valli">Alarmel Valli</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Charan_Das" title="Pankaj Charan Das">Pankaj Charan Das</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biren_De" title="Biren De">Biren De</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srirangam_Gopalaratnam" title="Srirangam Gopalaratnam">Srirangam Gopalaratnam</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabri_Khan" title="Sabri Khan">Sabri Khan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunita_Kohli" title="Sunita Kohli">Sunita Kohli</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_N._Krishnan" title="Madurai N. Krishnan">Madurai N. Krishnan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meera_Mukherjee" title="Meera Mukherjee">Meera Mukherjee</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Parekh" title="Asha Parekh">Asha Parekh</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nataraja_Ramakrishna" title="Nataraja Ramakrishna">Nataraja Ramakrishna</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagaban_Sahu" title="Bhagaban Sahu">Bhagaban Sahu</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anandji_Virji_Shah" title="Anandji Virji Shah">Anandji Virji Shah</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanji_Virji_Shah" title="Kalyanji Virji Shah">Kalyanji Virji Shah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kalyanji-Anandji" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanji-Anandji">Kalyanji-Anandji</a>) (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundari_K._Shridharani" title="Sundari K. Shridharani">Sundari K. Shridharani</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthiah_Sthapati" title="Muthiah Sthapati">Muthiah Sthapati</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitra_Visweswaran" title="Chitra Visweswaran">Chitra Visweswaran</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipali_Barthakur" title="Dipali Barthakur">Dipali Barthakur</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunja_Bihari_Meher" title="Kunja Bihari Meher">Kunja Bihari Meher</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnarao_Sable" title="Krishnarao Sable">Krishnarao Sable</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zohra_Sehgal" title="Zohra Sehgal">Zohra Sehgal</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ibomcha_Sharma" title="K. Ibomcha Sharma">K. Ibomcha Sharma</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._Srinivas" title="U. Srinivas">U. Srinivas</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javed_Akhtar" title="Javed Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saryu_Doshi" title="Saryu Doshi">Saryu Doshi</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar" title="Sulochana Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Mutatkar" title="Sumati Mutatkar">Sumati Mutatkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Deepak_Singh" title="Shobha Deepak Singh">Shobha Deepak Singh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan_Sursagar" title="Jagmohan Sursagar">Jagmohan Sursagar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_V._Sutar" title="Ram V. Sutar">Ram V. Sutar</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kanhai_Chitrakar" title="Kanhai Chitrakar">Kanhai Chitrakar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur" title="Shekhar Kapur">Shekhar Kapur</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjolie_Ela_Menon" title="Anjolie Ela Menon">Anjolie Ela Menon</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shubha_Mudgal" title="Shubha Mudgal">Shubha Mudgal</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyque_Padamsee" title="Alyque Padamsee">Alyque Padamsee</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar" title="Ramanand Sagar">Ramanand Sagar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aamir_Raza_Husain" title="Aamir Raza Husain">Aamir Raza Husain</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Phenany_Joglekar" title="Padmaja Phenany Joglekar">Padmaja Phenany Joglekar</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Tayab_Khan" title="Mohammed Tayab Khan">Mohammed Tayab Khan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kothari" title="Sunil Kothari">Sunil Kothari</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerella_Venu_Madhav" title="Nerella Venu Madhav">Nerella Venu Madhav</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Naidu" class="mw-redirect" title="Shobha Naidu">Shobha Naidu</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._V._S._Raju" title="D. V. S. Raju">D. V. S. Raju</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadhanam_Sita_Raman" title="Avadhanam Sita Raman">Avadhanam Sita Raman</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siramdasu_Venkata_Rama_Rao" title="Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao">Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thota_Tharani" title="Thota Tharani">Thota Tharani</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._D._Amaradeva" title="W. D. Amaradeva">W. D. Amaradeva</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Begum" title="Raj Begum">Raj Begum</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwa_Mohan_Bhatt" title="Vishwa Mohan Bhatt">Vishwa Mohan Bhatt</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushpa_Bhuyan" title="Pushpa Bhuyan">Pushpa Bhuyan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajan_Devadas" title="Rajan Devadas">Rajan Devadas</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darshana_Jhaveri" title="Darshana Jhaveri">Darshana Jhaveri</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Latif_Khan" title="Abdul Latif Khan">Abdul Latif Khan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Krishnaswami" title="Mani Krishnaswami">Mani Krishnaswami</a> (2002)</li> <li>Fazal Mohammad (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manorama_(Tamil_actress)" title="Manorama (Tamil actress)">Manorama</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Nihalani" title="Govind Nihalani">Govind Nihalani</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiran_Segal" title="Kiran Segal">Kiran Segal</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navaneetham_Padmanabha_Seshadri" title="Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri">Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saroja_Vaidyanathan" title="Saroja Vaidyanathan">Saroja Vaidyanathan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._H._Vinayakram" title="T. H. Vinayakram">T. H. Vinayakram</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jahnu_Barua" title="Jahnu Barua">Jahnu Barua</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Denzongpa" title="Danny Denzongpa">Danny Denzongpa</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kshetrimayum_Ongbi_Thouranisabi_Devi" title="Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi">Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rita_Ganguly" title="Rita Ganguly">Rita Ganguly</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranjana_Gauhar" title="Ranjana Gauhar">Ranjana Gauhar</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadashiv_Vasantrao_Gorakshkar" title="Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar">Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakhee_Gulzar" title="Rakhee Gulzar">Rakhee Gulzar</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemi_Chandra_Jain" title="Nemi Chandra Jain">Nemi Chandra Jain</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._P._Jain" title="O. P. Jain">O. P. Jain</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aamir_Khan" title="Aamir Khan">Aamir Khan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shafaat_Ahmed_Khan" title="Shafaat Ahmed Khan">Shafaat Ahmed Khan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._M._Soundararajan" title="T. M. Soundararajan">T. M. Soundararajan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumari" title="Sukumari">Sukumari</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Vyas_(musician)" title="Satish Vyas (musician)">Satish Vyas</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharathiraja" title="Bharathiraja">Bharathiraja</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maguni_Charan_Das" title="Maguni Charan Das">Maguni Charan Das</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoranjan_Das" title="Manoranjan Das">Manoranjan Das</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._K._Datar" title="D. K. Datar">D. K. Datar</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadri_Gopalnath" title="Kadri Gopalnath">Kadri Gopalnath</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(singer)" title="Hariharan (singer)">Hariharan (singer)</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purshottam_Das_Jalota" title="Purshottam Das Jalota">Purshottam Das Jalota</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishn_Kanhai" title="Krishn Kanhai">Krishn Kanhai</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heisnam_Kanhailal" title="Heisnam Kanhailal">Heisnam Kanhailal</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anupam_Kher" title="Anupam Kher">Anupam Kher</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikkil_Sisters_%E2%80%93_Kunjumani_%26_Neela" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikkil Sisters – Kunjumani & Neela">Sikkil Sisters – Kunjumani & Neela</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keezhpadam_Kumaran_Nair" title="Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair">Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Ragunathan" title="Sudha Ragunathan">Sudha Ragunathan</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haridwaramangalam_A._K._Palanivel" title="Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel">Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veernala_Jayarama_Rao" title="Veernala Jayarama Rao">Veernala Jayarama Rao</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharati_Shivaji" title="Bharati Shivaji">Bharati Shivaji</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singh_Bandhu" title="Singh Bandhu">Singh Bandhu</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhajan_Sopori" title="Bhajan Sopori">Bhajan Sopori</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyyattinkara_Vasudevan" title="Neyyattinkara Vasudevan">Neyyattinkara Vasudevan</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muzaffar_Ali" title="Muzaffar Ali">Muzaffar Ali</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shameem_Dev_Azad" class="mw-redirect" title="Shameem Dev Azad">Shameem Dev Azad</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Boyer" title="M. Boyer">M. Boyer</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Chithra" title="K. S. Chithra">K. S. Chithra</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yumlembam_Gambhini_Devi" title="Yumlembam Gambhini Devi">Yumlembam Gambhini Devi</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shah_Rukh_Khan" title="Shah Rukh Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Sadiq_Khan" title="Ghulam Sadiq Khan">Ghulam Sadiq Khan</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavita_Krishnamurti" title="Kavita Krishnamurti">Kavita Krishnamurti</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaturbhuj_Meher" title="Chaturbhuj Meher">Chaturbhuj Meher</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumkum_Mohanty" title="Kumkum Mohanty">Kumkum Mohanty</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punaram_Nishad" title="Punaram Nishad">Punaram Nishad</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kedar_Nath_Sahoo" title="Kedar Nath Sahoo">Kedar Nath Sahoo</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sougaijam_Thanil_Singh" title="Sougaijam Thanil Singh">Sougaijam Thanil Singh</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnakudi_Vaidyanathan" title="Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan">Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Komala_Varadan" title="Komala Varadan">Komala Varadan</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puranchand_Wadali" class="mw-redirect" title="Puranchand Wadali">Puranchand Wadali</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ileana_Citaristi" title="Ileana Citaristi">Ileana Citaristi</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehmood_Dhaulpuri" title="Mehmood Dhaulpuri">Mehmood Dhaulpuri</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shree_Lal_Joshi" title="Shree Lal Joshi">Shree Lal Joshi</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surinder_Kaur" title="Surinder Kaur">Surinder Kaur</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashid_Khan_(musician)" title="Rashid Khan (musician)">Rashid Khan (musician)</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasundhara_Komkali" title="Vasundhara Komkali">Vasundhara Komkali</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yashodhar_Mathpal" title="Yashodhar Mathpal">Yashodhar Mathpal</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhup_Mudgal" title="Madhup Mudgal">Madhup Mudgal</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavungal_Chathunni_Panicker" title="Kavungal Chathunni Panicker">Kavungal Chathunni Panicker</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyama_Charan_Pati" title="Shyama Charan Pati">Shyama Charan Pati</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gayatri_Sankaran" title="Gayatri Sankaran">Gayatri Sankaran</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Sawkar" title="Prasad Sawkar">Prasad Sawkar</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aribam_Syam_Sharma" title="Aribam Syam Sharma">Aribam Syam Sharma</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobana" title="Shobana">Shobana</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanaka_Srinivasan" title="Kanaka Srinivasan">Kanaka Srinivasan</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Udhas" title="Pankaj Udhas">Pankaj Udhas</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Babu" title="Mohan Babu">Mohan Babu</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geeta_Chandran" title="Geeta Chandran">Geeta Chandran</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astad_Deboo" title="Astad Deboo">Astad Deboo</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neelamani_Devi" title="Neelamani Devi">Neelamani Devi</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remo_Fernandes" title="Remo Fernandes">Remo Fernandes</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Gopinathan" title="P. Gopinathan">P. Gopinathan</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushpa_Hans" title="Pushpa Hans">Pushpa Hans</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Hiranand" title="Shanti Hiranand">Shanti Hiranand</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Shankar_Jayant" title="Ananda Shankar Jayant">Ananda Shankar Jayant</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govardhan_Kumari" title="Govardhan Kumari">Govardhan Kumari</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonam_Tshering_Lepcha" title="Sonam Tshering Lepcha">Sonam Tshering Lepcha</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandra_Menon" title="Balachandra Menon">Balachandra Menon</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashikala" title="Shashikala">Shashikala</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gajendra_Narayan_Singh_(musicologist)" title="Gajendra Narayan Singh (musicologist)">Gajendra Narayan Singh</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thingbaijam_Babu_Singh" title="Thingbaijam Babu Singh">Thingbaijam Babu Singh</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pannuru_Sripathy" title="Pannuru Sripathy">Pannuru Sripathy</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valayapatti_A._R._Subramaniam" title="Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam">Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waman_Thakre" title="Waman Thakre">Waman Thakre</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._R._Thilagam" title="P. R. Thilagam">P. R. 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K. Narayanan Nambiar">P. K. Narayanan Nambiar</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gennadi_Mikhailovich_Pechinkov" title="Gennadi Mikhailovich Pechinkov">Gennadi Mikhailovich Pechinkov</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangadhar_Pradhan" title="Gangadhar Pradhan">Gangadhar Pradhan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Night_Shyamalan" title="M. Night Shyamalan">M. Night Shyamalan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_G._Sivachidambaram" title="Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram">Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jawahar_Wattal" title="Jawahar Wattal">Jawahar Wattal</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ameena_Ahmad_Ahuja" title="Ameena Ahmad Ahuja">Ameena Ahmad Ahuja</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aishwarya_Rai_Bachchan" title="Aishwarya Rai Bachchan">Aishwarya Rai Bachchan</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemi_Bawa" title="Hemi Bawa">Hemi Bawa</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmanandam" title="Brahmanandam">Brahmanandam</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devayani_(dancer)" title="Devayani (dancer)">Devayani (dancer)</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Dutta" title="Suresh Dutta">Suresh Dutta</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Gopi" title="Kalamandalam Gopi">Kalamandalam Gopi</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niranjan_Goswami" title="Niranjan Goswami">Niranjan Goswami</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geeta_Kapur" title="Geeta Kapur">Geeta Kapur</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirmal_Singh_Khalsa" title="Nirmal Singh Khalsa">Nirmal Singh Khalsa</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashmat_Ullah_Khan" title="Hashmat Ullah Khan">Hashmat Ullah Khan</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_(actress)" title="Helen (actress)">Helen</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Krishnaswamy" title="S. Krishnaswamy">S. 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V. Reddy">K. V. Reddy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Rama_Rao" title="T. Rama Rao">T. Rama Rao</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapu_(director)" title="Bapu (director)">Bapu</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayana_Rao" title="Dasari Narayana Rao">Dasari Narayana Rao</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapu_(director)" title="Bapu (director)">Bapu</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayana_Rao" title="Dasari Narayana Rao">Dasari Narayana Rao</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jandhyala" title="Jandhyala">Jandhyala</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singeetam_Srinivasa_Rao" title="Singeetam Srinivasa Rao">Singeetam Srinivasa Rao</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._V._Raghu" title="M. V. Raghu">M. V. Raghu</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kranthi_Kumar" title="Kranthi Kumar">Kranthi Kumar</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._V._Krishna_Reddy" title="S. V. Krishna Reddy">S. V. Krishna Reddy</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Vamsi" title="Krishna Vamsi">Krishna Vamsi</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayana_Rao" title="Dasari Narayana Rao">Dasari Narayana Rao</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Vamsi" title="Krishna Vamsi">Krishna Vamsi</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Gopal" title="B. Gopal">B. Gopal</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Vijaya_Bhaskar" title="K. Vijaya Bhaskar">K. Vijaya Bhaskar</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Teja_(director)" title="Teja (director)">Teja</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Vamsi" title="Krishna Vamsi">Krishna Vamsi</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunasekhar" title="Gunasekhar">Gunasekhar</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar" title="Sukumar">Sukumar</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trivikram_Srinivas" title="Trivikram Srinivas">Trivikram Srinivas</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puri_Jagannadh" title="Puri Jagannadh">Puri Jagannadh</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sekhar_Kammula" title="Sekhar Kammula">Sekhar Kammula</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krish_(director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Krish (director)">Krish</a> (2008)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krish_(director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Krish (director)">Krish</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011–2018</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Srinu_Vaitla" title="Srinu Vaitla">Srinu Vaitla</a> (2011)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trivikram_Srinivas" title="Trivikram Srinivas">Trivikram Srinivas</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Kumar" title="Vikram Kumar">Vikram Kumar</a> (2014)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vamshi_Paidipally" title="Vamshi Paidipally">Vamshi Paidipally</a> (2016)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nag_Ashwin" title="Nag Ashwin">Nag Ashwin</a> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar" title="Sukumar">Sukumar</a> (2020–2021)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venu_Yeldandi" title="Venu Yeldandi">Venu Yeldandi</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Nandi_Award_for_Best_Director193" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Nandi_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Template:Nandi Award for Best Director"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Nandi_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Template talk:Nandi Award for Best Director"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Nandi_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Nandi Award for Best Director"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Nandi_Award_for_Best_Director193" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Nandi Award for Best Director">Nandi Award for Best Director</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bharathiraja" title="Bharathiraja">Bharathiraja</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._Visweswar_Rao" title="U. Visweswar Rao">U. Visweswar Rao</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jandhyala" title="Jandhyala">Jandhyala</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singeetam_Srinivasa_Rao" title="Singeetam Srinivasa Rao">Singeetam Srinivasa Rao</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Krissna" title="Suresh Krissna">Suresh Krissna</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Varma" title="Ram Gopal Varma">Ram Gopal Varma</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kranthi_Kumar" title="Kranthi Kumar">Kranthi Kumar</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Varma" title="Ram Gopal Varma">Ram Gopal Varma</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Umamaheswara_Rao" title="C. Umamaheswara Rao">C. Umamaheswara Rao</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singeetam_Srinivasa_Rao" title="Singeetam Srinivasa Rao">Singeetam Srinivasa Rao</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. 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S. Rajamouli</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kumar_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunil Kumar Reddy">Sunil Kumar Reddy</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/N._Shankar" title="N. Shankar">N. Shankar</a> (2011)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2012)</li> <li>Daya Kodavaganti (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyapati_Srinu" title="Boyapati Srinu">Boyapati Srinu</a> (2014)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S. S. 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Mankiewicz">Joseph L. Mankiewicz</a> (1950)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:;width:1%">1951–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elia_Kazan" title="Elia Kazan">Elia Kazan</a> (1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Zinnemann" title="Fred Zinnemann">Fred Zinnemann</a> (1952)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Zinnemann" title="Fred Zinnemann">Fred Zinnemann</a> (1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elia_Kazan" title="Elia Kazan">Elia Kazan</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Lean" title="David Lean">David Lean</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Huston" title="John Huston">John Huston</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Lean" title="David Lean">David Lean</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Kramer" title="Stanley Kramer">Stanley Kramer</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Zinnemann" title="Fred Zinnemann">Fred Zinnemann</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Cardiff" title="Jack Cardiff">Jack Cardiff</a> / <a href="/wiki/Billy_Wilder" title="Billy Wilder">Billy Wilder</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Rossen" title="Robert Rossen">Robert Rossen</a> (1961)</li> <li>No Award (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Richardson" title="Tony Richardson">Tony Richardson</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick" title="Stanley Kubrick">Stanley Kubrick</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Schlesinger" title="John Schlesinger">John Schlesinger</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Zinnemann" title="Fred Zinnemann">Fred Zinnemann</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Nichols" title="Mike Nichols">Mike Nichols</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Newman" title="Paul Newman">Paul Newman</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa-Gavras" title="Costa-Gavras">Costa-Gavras</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Rafelson" title="Bob Rafelson">Bob Rafelson</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick" title="Stanley Kubrick">Stanley Kubrick</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ingmar_Bergman" title="Ingmar Bergman">Ingmar Bergman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Truffaut" title="François Truffaut">François Truffaut</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federico_Fellini" title="Federico Fellini">Federico Fellini</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Altman" title="Robert Altman">Robert Altman</a> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_J._Pakula" title="Alan J. 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Brooks</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Menges" title="Chris Menges">Chris Menges</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Mazursky" title="Paul Mazursky">Paul Mazursky</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Scorsese" title="Martin Scorsese">Martin Scorsese</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Demme" title="Jonathan Demme">Jonathan Demme</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Altman" title="Robert Altman">Robert Altman</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Campion" title="Jane Campion">Jane Campion</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino" title="Quentin Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ang_Lee" title="Ang Lee">Ang Lee</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lars_von_Trier" title="Lars von Trier">Lars von Trier</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Hanson" title="Curtis Hanson">Curtis Hanson</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrence_Malick" title="Terrence Malick">Terrence Malick</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leigh" title="Mike Leigh">Mike Leigh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Soderbergh" title="Steven Soderbergh">Steven Soderbergh</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:;width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Altman" title="Robert Altman">Robert Altman</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Haynes" title="Todd Haynes">Todd Haynes</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sofia_Coppola" title="Sofia Coppola">Sofia Coppola</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clint_Eastwood" title="Clint Eastwood">Clint Eastwood</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ang_Lee" title="Ang Lee">Ang Lee</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Scorsese" title="Martin Scorsese">Martin Scorsese</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coen_brothers" title="Coen brothers">Joel Coen and Ethan Coen</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leigh" title="Mike Leigh">Mike Leigh</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathryn_Bigelow" title="Kathryn Bigelow">Kathryn Bigelow</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Fincher" title="David Fincher">David Fincher</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Hazanavicius" title="Michel Hazanavicius">Michel Hazanavicius</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathryn_Bigelow" title="Kathryn Bigelow">Kathryn Bigelow</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McQueen_(director)" title="Steve McQueen (director)">Steve McQueen</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Linklater" title="Richard Linklater">Richard Linklater</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Haynes" title="Todd Haynes">Todd Haynes</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Jenkins" title="Barry Jenkins">Barry Jenkins</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Baker_(filmmaker)" title="Sean Baker (filmmaker)">Sean Baker</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Cuar%C3%B3n" title="Alfonso Cuarón">Alfonso Cuarón</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safdie_brothers" title="Safdie brothers">Joshua Safdie and Benjamin Safdie</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chlo%C3%A9_Zhao" title="Chloé Zhao">Chloé Zhao</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Campion" title="Jane Campion">Jane Campion</a> (2021)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S. 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Conclusion</a> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtrack</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning_(soundtrack)" title="Baahubali: The Beginning (soundtrack)">The Beginning</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Dhivara_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhivara (song)">Dhivara</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Manohari_(song)" title="Manohari (song)">Manohari</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion_(soundtrack)" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (soundtrack)">The 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