S. S. Rajmouli is one of the name in the list of most successful directors of Indian Cinema. He is the man behind the films like “Maghdheera” and “Bahuballi” and many more hits. His films always have a flavor of freshness and uniqueness. It’s his style that spellbound the audience and they love to watch his movies. He was born on 19 October 1973 in a Telugu family. His father was a veteran screenwriter and director. He hailed from Raichur, Karnataka. He is a graduate of C.R.R college of Engineering, Eluru. He knotted tie with Rama Rajamouli. He started his career with the television direction under the guidance of director K.Raghvendra Rao. His first big screen direction was “Student No 1” with J.R NTR which was a big hit. However, he took two years to give another big hit and that movie was “Simardhi”. He loves to experiment with the stories and that’s why he directed “Sye”. The movie was based on rugby game and new of its type in Tollywood. “Chatarpati” was next in the row and he was successful again. He gained a lot of appreciation and faith of his beloved audience. His next block office blast was “Vikramarkudu”. Later on, this film was remade into Hindi as “Rowdy rathore” by Prabhu Deva and in Tamil as “Sirutha”. He also made a socio-fantasy film “Yamadonga” and again praised by critics. After that he came up with one of the most lavishing moving “Magadheera” starring Ram Charan Teja. The movie screenplay and storyline up was unique and gained a lot of appraisal. It was one of the biggest commercial successes in Telugu cinema. One of his comedy thriller "Maryad ramana" was also remade in Hindi as "Son of Sardar". In 2012, he came up with “Ega “which was his first international acclaim. The movie screened at L'Étrange Film Festival and it’s tamil version was screened at the 10th Chennai International Film Festival and the movie was “Naan Ee”. In 2013, its Telugu version was screened in Cannes Film Festival. The film also won Best Art Direction Award at Fantaspoa Film Festival of Brazil. In 2015, he directed “Baahubali: The Beginning” which was the third global highest grossing Indian film and highest grossing film within India. The making of such an epic film was featured in BBC documentary on the eve of 100 years of Indian cinema. It was Rajmouli’s first film in which digital camera was used. He won national Film Fare Award for “Ega” in 2012. A Nandi Award and Film Fare Best Director South Award for “Maghdheera”. He also conferred with Star World’s Entertainer Award for “Makkhi” in 2012.
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