S. S. Rajamouli (born Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his works mainly in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing blockbuster films such as Magadheera (2009), Eega (2012) and Baahubali: The Beginning (2015).[2][3][4] Baahubali: The Beginning, was screened at the Open Cinema Strand of Busan International Film Festival, Indian Film Festival The Hague,[5] Sitges Film Festival in Spain,[6] Utopiales Film Festival in France,[7] Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei, Taiwan,[8] Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia,[9] L'Etrange International Film Festival in Paris,[10] Five Flavours Film Festival in Poland[11] Hawaii International Film Festival in Honolulu, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels, Belgium.[12][13] The film has garnered the Best Feature Film, and the Best Special Effects at the 63rd National Film Awards.[14] The film was also nominated for five categories at the 42nd Saturn Awards.[15]
His other notable works include the sports drama film Sye, the social problem film Vikramarkudu, which was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[16] The melodrama films Maryada Ramanna, Vikramarkudu and Chhatrapati were remade in various Indian languages, with successful reviews.[17][18] He has garnered the Star World India, "Entertainer of The Year" in 2012. He has garnered several awards including two National Film Awards, four state Nandi Awards, and four IIFA Utsavam Awards.[19][20]
In 2015, The first part of the epic historical fiction, Baahubali: The Beginning became the highest grossing Indian film within India,[21] and became the third highest grossing Indian film globally. It became the first South Indian film to gross over ₹600 crore (US$89 million) worldwide and the first non-Hindi film to gross over ₹100 crore (US$15 million) in the dubbed Hindi version. It is also the highest grossing Telugu film of all time.[22] In 2016, He was selected to be honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor for his contributions towards the field of Art.[23][24]
Career
Mainstream
Rajamouli started directing Telugu soap operas on Eenadu Television, under the guidance of K. Raghavendra Rao. His first shot at Telugu films was Student No.1 with Jr. NTR which was a big hit in 2001. It took two long years for Rajamouli to come up with his second movie and delivered a blockbuster with his second movie Simhadri. In the two-year gap between Student No.1 and Simhadri, Rajamouli planned his first mythological film with Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, but the film eventually got shelved.[25] 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.[26] Rajamouli's third movie was Sye. It was a first-of-its-kind movie in Tollywood, in that it was based on a rugby game. This movie was also the first instance where Rajamouli collaborated with K. K. Senthil Kumar.[27] With his next flick Chatrapathi, Rajamouli again evoked emotions with the audience. The music of M. M. Keeravani and cinematography by Senthil Kumar added to the film's success.
In his next stint Vikramarkudu, Rajamouli worked with Raviteja. The movie was a big success and was remade into Hindi as Rowdy Rathore by Prabhu Deva with Akshay kumar in the lead, into Tamil as Siruthai, and in Kannada as Veera Madakari by ace actor Sudeep.[28] He then directed Yamadonga, a socio-fantasy film praised by critics. Next was the biggest film in Telugu Cinema at the time, Magadheera starring Ram charan Teja, Magadheera became one of the biggest commercial successes in Telugu Cinema.[29] He won the Nandi Award for Best Director and Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for the film. This film also won the National Film Award for Best Choreography.[30] His comedy thriller film Maryada Ramanna (2010) was remade in Hindi as "Son of Sardar".[31][32] In one of the popular MAA TV shows, Mee Star, Rajamouli said Maryada Ramanna is his personal favorite movie among all the movies he has directed.[33]
International acclaim
Rajamouli's 2012 experimental fantasy film, Eega was screened to critical acclaim at L'Étrange Film Festival.[34][35][36] The Tamil version Naan Ee was screened at the 10th Chennai International Film Festival.[37][38] The Telugu version has also garnered awards for the Most Original Film, Best Special Effects, Best Comedy, Best Fights, Best Film to Watch with a Crowd, Best Editing, Best Villain and Best Hero at the 8th annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival.[39]
The Telugu version was also screened the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, the Panorama section of the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival, and Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.[40][41][42] The film has received Best art direction award at the Fantaspoa film festival of Brazil.[43] Also it is nominated for six awards including Best film, Best Cinematographer, Best Special effects, Best Music Composer, Best Editor and Best supporting Actor for the Madrid International Film Festival.[44]
In 2015, he directed Baahubali: The Beginning, which became the third Global highest grossing Indian film of all time, and the highest grossing Indian film of all time within India.[45][46][47][48] The making of the epic film was featured in BBC's documentary on 100 Years of Indian cinema directed by Sanjeev Bhaskar.[49][50][51] The film was shot using Arri Alexa XT camera marking Rajamouli's first film using digital camera.[52][53] Rajamouli's work was cited by The Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, and The Huffington Post.[54][55] The film was Nominated in four categories, at the 42nd Saturn Awards of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in Los Angeles, USA.[56]
Filmography
Remakes and dubs
Awards and Nominations
| Year |
Award |
Category |
Notes |
Result |
| 2016 |
Padma Shri |
Contribution to arts |
Civilian honor |
Won |
| National Film Award |
Best Feature Film |
Baahubali: The Beginning |
Won |
| 2012 |
National Film Award |
Best Feature Film in Telugu |
Eega |
Won |
| B Nagi reddy Award |
Best Wholesome Entertainment Telugu Film Award |
Won |
| South Indian International Movie Awards |
Best Film |
Won |
| Best Director |
Nominated |
| Star World: The Front Row with Anupama Chopra [19] |
Entertainer of The Year |
Won |
| 2013 |
CineMAA Awards |
Family Entertainer of The Year |
Won |
| Filmfare Awards South |
Best Film |
Won |
| Best Director |
Won |
| Madrid International Film Festival |
Best Film |
Nominated |
| 8th Toronto After Dark Festival |
Best Action FIlm |
Won |
| Best Comedy Film |
Won |
| Most Original Film |
Won |
| Best Film to Watch with a Crowd |
Won |
| 2010 |
Nandi Awards |
Best Director |
Magadheera |
Won |
| Best Popular Feature Film |
Won |
| Special Jury Award |
Won |
| National Award |
Best Choreography |
Won |
| Best Special Effects |
Won |
| FilmFare Awards South |
Best Film |
Won |
| Best Director |
Won |
| Best Actor |
Won |
| Best Cinematographer |
Won |
| South Scope Awards |
Best Film |
Won |
| Best Actor |
Won |
| Best Director |
Won |
| Best Cinematographer |
Won |
| CineMAA Awards |
Best Film |
Won |
| Best Director |
Won |
| Santosham Film Awards |
Best Film |
Won |
| Nandi Awards |
Special Jury Award |
Maryada Ramanna |
Won |
| Best Popular Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment |
Won |
| 2015 |
NDTV Gadgets guru Awards |
Best Special Effects |
Baahubali: The Beginning |
Won |
| 24FPS International Animation Awards |
Movers and Shakers Award |
Won |
| Producer's Guild Film Awards |
President's Honour Award |
Won |
| Indywood Film Business Awards (Indywood Film Market) |
Newsmaker of the Year - 2015 |
Won |
| 2011 |
Nandi Awards |
Best Telugu Feature Film |
Rajanna |
Won |
| Special Jury Awards |
Won |
| 2007 |
Nandi Awards |
Best Special Effects |
Yamadonga |
Won |
References
- ↑ Gallery – Events – Chatrapati 100 Days Function. CineGoer.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Shekhar. (7 January 2013) SS Rajamouli voted Best Telugu Director of 2012 – Filmibeat. Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved on 2015-10-21.
- ↑ Kumar, Anuj (18 October 2012). "Flight of imagination". The Hindu (Chennai, India).
- ↑ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Busan: Final 'Baahubali' Aims to Be Bigger, More Emotional". Variety. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sitges Film Festival » Baahubali – The Beginning". sitgesfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "BAAHUBALI : THE BEGINNING | Utopiales • International Festival of science fiction of Nantes". www.utopiales.org. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "2015 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | 巴霍巴利王：創始之初". www.goldenhorse.org.tw. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "Baahubali: The Beginning — Special Screenings — Black Nights Film Festival Nov 13 - 29 nov 2015". 2015.poff.ee. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "L'Étrange Festival — XXIe édition — Du 3 au 13 septembre 2015 - Baahubali: The Beginning". www.etrangefestival.com. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ↑ "Festiwal Filmowy Pięć Smaków — Bahubali: Początek". www.piecsmakow.pl. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ↑ "Baahubali To Be Screened At Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival". FitnHit.com.
- ↑ "BAAHUBALI-THE BEGINNING - 2015 HIFF Fall Festival". program.hiff.org. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "‘Baahubali’ nominated for Saturn Awards in five categories". The Indian Express. 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in.
- ↑ South director SS Rajamouli wants to direct Aamir Khan – Express India Archived 15 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 'SOS' director wants SS Rajamouli to see his film – The Times of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (17 November 2012). Retrieved on 2015-10-21.
- 1 2 In conversation with S.S.Rajamouli on The Front Row. YouTube. 28 December 2012.
- ↑ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ Oops... 'PK' Is Not Actually India's Top-Grossing Movie Ever. Forbes.com. Retrieved on 28 October 2015.
- ↑ 'Baahubali' (Bahubali) box office records: Will Vijay's 'Puli' break 15 milestones set by Rajamouli's film?. Ibtimes.co.in (30 September 2015). Retrieved on 2015-10-28.
- ↑ "Baahubali director SS Rajamouli to receive Padma Shri Award".
- ↑ "Padma Awards 2016: Rajinikanth, Priyanka Chopra, Ujjwal Nikam,Saina Nehwal, Sania Mirza, SS Rajamouli and others honoured". International Business Times, India Edition. 25 January 2016.
- ↑ Years back S.S Rajamouli planned a movie with Mohanlal – Malayalam Movie News. Indiaglitz.com (25 July 2015). Retrieved on 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Mohanlal SS Rajamouli team’s dropped film’s sketches came out from Manu Jagat. Onlookersmedia.in (9 October 2015). Retrieved on 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Son Of Sardar Review. Indicine.com (14 November 2012). Retrieved on 2015-10-21.
- ↑ South director SS Rajamouli wants to direct Aamir Khan – Express India Archived 15 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Patalay, Avinash (30 July 2009). "Magadheera (2009)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Microsoft Word - 57th_NFA_Press_Release.doc" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ SS Rajamouli about Maryada Ramanna interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film director. Idlebrain.com (20 July 2010). Retrieved on 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Singh song | Rajeev Masand – movies that matter : from bollywood, hollywood and everywhere else. Rajeevmasand.com (13 November 2012). Retrieved on 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Mee Star : S.S.Rajamouli Part 2. YouTube. 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "L'ETRANGE 2012: Review of EEGA". Quietearth.us. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ "Eega Screened at a French Film Festival". chitraloka.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ↑ "Eega Gains International Recognition". cinemamama.com. Retrieved July 2012.
- ↑ "Rajamouli's Eega to be screened at Chennai Film Festival". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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- ↑ "Rajamouli's Eega continues to win awards". The Times of India. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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- ↑ "'Makkhi' Review: Revenge comes in all sizes!". Zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Eega to be screened at Cannes!. 123telugu.com. Retrieved on 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ravinder Reddy Wins Big in Brazil". indiaglitz.com. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ Shiva Prasad (16 May 2013). "After Cannes; Eega heads to Madrid & Korea". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ Cain, Rob (14 August 2015). "Oops... 'PK' Is Not Actually India's Top-Grossing Movie Ever". Forbes.
- ↑ 'Baahubali' Zooms Past 'Dhoom', Now India's All Time #3. Forbes.com (10 August 2015). Retrieved on 2015-10-21.
- ↑ India's most expensive film? | regional movies. Hindustan Times (15 July 2013). Retrieved on 2015-10-21.
- ↑ Rajamouli's Bahubali is India’s costliest film? – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (13 July 2013). Retrieved on 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "Rajamouli-Prabhas new movie budget". The Times of India. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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