Search results
Feb 16, 2023 · S. S. Rajamouli discusses crossover success, taking inspiration from “Braveheart,” and the critics who say his movie is a Hindu-nationalist fantasy.
Jul 20, 2022 · Centered on Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, two very real Indian freedom fighters from the Telugu regions of Andhra and Telangana respectively, the film is a fantasy of the past.
- Ritesh Babu
- S.S. Rajamouli’s Secret Sauce
- Top Gun: Rajamouli
- Propaganda and Controversy
- The Future of Cinema
The film’sexhilarating musical numbers and super-heroic vistas lend themselves to the kind of cinematic immersion Rajamouli describes, with scene after scene of chiseled, powerful posture preceding the kind of righteous, over-the-top violence dreams are made of. The result has been in-theater hooting and hollering everywhere from Hyderabad to Holly...
Strength of emotion and spectacle generally drives the kind of movies Rajamouli enjoys. He has cited the Biblical epic Ben-Hur as the film with his favorite use of sound, and among more recent releases, he also cites recent Malayalam-language Indian crime thrillers like Dijo Jose Antony’s Jana Gana Mana and Jeethu Joseph’s Drishyam 2 as works that ...
The director has seldom spoken on the subject of propaganda — in one interview, he merely said he had “no political agenda” — but he opened up about his feelings towards these criticisms after speaking on the topic in relation to Top Gun: Maverick. According to Rajamouli, there’s no financial incentive for Hollywood studios to change their current ...
Achampionof the big-screen experience, Rajamouli’s hope for 2023, with regard to audiences’ relationship to moving images, involves finding ways to get younger viewers into theaters. According to the director, the prevalence of alternate forms of entertainment, from gaming to streaming to personal devices, poses a challenge, but there are also aven...
- Siddhant Adlakha
Dec 24, 2021 · Rajamouli’s cocktail of folklore, fantasy and now, history. As 'RRR' is poised to arrive in theatres in January 2022, a look at director S. S. Rajamouli’s romance with larger-than-life cinema...
- Sangeetha Devi Dundoo
Nov 29, 2023 · Intriguingly, Rajamouli’s discussion about his father’s involvement in a film commissioned by the Hindu-nationalist group R.S.S. adds an unexpected twist, sparking curiosity about the intersection of personal beliefs and artistic expression.
Jun 14, 2022 · Despite Raju's important role in Indian history, there are still gaps in his life story, which allowed S. S. Rajamouli to take some creative liberties with the character. The True Story Behind RRR's Komaram Bheem
Jun 8, 2022 · RRR ’s director, S.S. Rajamouli, has played no small part in this cultural shift, having found blockbuster success over the past decade with Eega and the two Baahubali films, the latter of...
