S.S. RAJAMOULI
To simply recognise Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli as India's greatest filmmaker of today is like stating the obvious. The mere mention of his name conjures up images of larger-than-life films made on a scale never seen before on Indian screens.
Rajamouli's signature style of storytelling, underpinned by stunning visuals, incredible grandeur of sets, breathtaking action sequences and Hollywoodlike computer-generated imagery have helped whet the appetite of Indian audiences for such films.
The 50-year-old auteur infused new life into cinemas across the country and beyond with his big films like Baahubali (2015), Baahubali 2 (2017) and RRR (2022).
No wonder filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt calls him a "game changer" whose movies "redefined everything that was thought and known about Indian films”. “A lot of people believe in becoming smaller. I believe in becoming bigger as a filmmaker," Rajamouli once told Outlook in an interview.
This story is from the December 2023 edition of Outlook Business.
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