S. S. Rajamouli (born V. Srisaila Sri Rajamouli) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and action choreographer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He has directed blockbusters like Magadheera and Eega.
S. S. Rajamouli Born 10 October 1973
Raichur,
Karnataka,
India.[1] Residence Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Spouse(s) Rama Rajamouli[2] Children Karthikeya, Mayookha Website www.ssrajamouli.in
Early life and career:
His next movie was Sye, which is based on the game of rugby and how the hero uses rugby to solve the problems his college is facing. The film had a nail biting rugby match at the climax which includes many artists. It was a first-of-its-kind movie in Tollywood based, in that it was based on a game. This movie was also the first instance of Rajamouli collaborating with Senthil Kumar and in their first stint, the aerial shots and the way the rugby match was shot was very well appreciated.[who?] Rajamouli acted in a brief role in the introduction scene of comedian Venu Madhav in this movie Sye.Rajamouli was born to Telugu film writer and director, V. Vijayendra Prasad. Rajamouli directed tele-serials under the guidance of K. Raghavendra Rao. His first gig in cinema was Student No. 1. His first shot, at Telugu films was Student No.1 which was a big hit in 2001. It took two long years for Rajamouli to come up with his second blockbuster filmflick Simhadri.With his next flick Chatrapathi, Rajamouli was again at his best, evoking emotions with this attempt. The music of M. M. Keeravani and cinematography by Senthil Kumar added to the films success. In his next stint Vikramarkudu, Rajamouli worked with Raviteja, who essays a dual role of an honest cop as well as a small-time-crook-turned-vigilante. The movie was a big success and was remade into Hindi as Rowdy Rathore by Prabhu Deva with Akshay kumar in the lead. Vikramarkudu was remade into Tamil as Siruthai with Karthi and in kannada as Veera Madakari with Kicha Sudeep He then directed Yamadonga, a socio-fantasy film praised by critics. What was coming next was the biggest film in Telugu Cinema of the time, Magadheera starring Ram charan teja, which stood as one of the biggest commercial successes of the time in Telugu Cinema.[3] He has 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.
His comedy thriller film titled Maryada Ramanna (2010) has comedian Sunil as male lead. This was the biggest hit of that year. Coincidentally, this movie is remade in Hindi as "Son of Sardar" and is due to be released.
His next film Eega which released in Telugu and Tamil on July 6 is a fictional revenge film with having spent a major part for Visual effects (VFX).In which kiccha sudeep had done a mojor role, which got a good critics too. Received positive reviews from audience and critics as well.
| S. S. Rajamouli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1973 Raichur, Karnataka, India.[1] |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Spouse(s) | Rama Rajamouli[2] |
| Children | Karthikeya, Mayookha |
| Website | |
| www.ssrajamouli.in | |
[edit]Filmography
| Year | Film | Cast | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Student No. 1 | Jr. NTR , Gajala | Telugu | Dubbed into Hindi as Aaj Ka Mujrim Remade into Tamil with same name |
| 2003 | Simhadri | Jr. NTR, Bhumika Chawla, Ankitha | Telugu | Dubbed into Hindi as Yamraaj Ek Faulaad Remade into Tamil as Gajendra |
| 2004 | Sye | Nitin, Genelia D'Souza | Telugu | Dubbed into Hindi as Aar paar-the judgement day Dubbed into Malayalam as Challenge |
| 2005 | Chatrapathi | Prabhas, Shreya Saran | Telugu | Dubbed into Malayalam as Chatrapathi Dubbed into Hindi as Hukumat Ki Jung To be dubbed into Tamil as Chandra To be remade in Kannada as Chatrapathi |
| 2006 | Vikramarkudu | Ravi Teja, Anushka Shetty | Telugu | Dubbed into Hindi as Pratighat Dubbed into Malayalam as Vikramathithya Dubbed into Bhojpuri as Vikram Singh Rathod IPS Remade into Kannada as Veera Madakari Remade into Tamil as Siruthai Remade into Bengali as Bikram Singha : The Lion Is Back Remade into Hindi as Rowdy Rathore |
| 2007 | Yamadonga | Jr. NTR, Priyamani, Mamta Mohandas | Telugu | Dubbed into Hindi as Lok Parlok Dubbed into Oriya as Yamraja Dubbed into Tamil |
| 2009 | Magadheera | Ram Charan Teja, Kajal Aggarwal | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Director Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Dubbed into Tamil as Maaveeran Dubbed into Malayalam as Dheera — The Warrior To be remade into Hindi |
| 2010 | Maryada Ramanna | Sunil , Saloni | Telugu | Remade into Kannada as Maryade Ramanna Remade into Bengali as Faande Poriya Boga Kaande Re Remade into Hindi as Son Of Sardaar |
| 2011 | Rajanna | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sneha | Telugu | Director of action sequences only |
| 2012 | Eega | Sudeep, Nani, Samantha | Telugu | Simultaneously shot into Tamil as Naan Ee Dubbed into Malayalam as Eecha and Hindi as Makkhi[7] |
| 2012 | Naan Ee | Sudeep, Nani, Samantha | Tamil | Simultaneously shot with Telugu version Eega |
| 2013 | Untitled Film | Prabhas | Telugu | Pre-production |
[edit]Collaborations
- V. Vijayendra Prasad
- M. M. Keeravani
- K. K. Senthil Kumar
- Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
- Kalyani Malik
- Anuj Gurwara
