S. S. Rajamouli
Telugu film director of Baahubali and RRR
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S. S. Rajamouli is a film director known for large-scale action epics that broke the language barriers of Indian cinema. His Baahubali films became national phenomena, and RRR won worldwide acclaim, with its song “Naatu Naatu” winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Biography
Telugu hits
A run of successful action dramas — Simhadri (2003), Chatrapathi (2005), Vikramarkudu (2006) and Yamadonga (2007) — was followed by the reincarnation epic Magadheera (2009) and Eega (2012), an inventive revenge story told from the point of view of a reincarnated housefly.
Baahubali
Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), starring Prabhas, were made in Telugu and Tamil and dubbed into other languages. The second became one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever and showed that South Indian films could dominate the national box office.
A family of storytellers
Rajamouli is the son of screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad, who has co-written many of his films, and a cousin of composer M. M. Keeravani, who scores them. He began in television, directing the Telugu soap opera Santhi Nivasam, before his first feature, Student No. 1 (2001).
RRR and global recognition
RRR (2022), a fictional story of two revolutionaries played by N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan, became a hit with audiences around the world. Its song “Naatu Naatu”, composed by Keeravani, won the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2023. Rajamouli received the Padma Shri in 2016.
Why they matter
Rajamouli broke the language barrier in Indian cinema. Before Baahubali, Telugu films were rarely seen outside the South; afterwards, audiences across India — and then, with RRR, around the world — embraced them. His formula combines mythic storytelling with spectacle and simple, powerful emotions, and his success encouraged producers to plan “pan-Indian” releases in several languages at once. The rise of Telugu and Kannada films such as Pushpa and KGF in the national box office owes a great deal to the road he paved.
Timeline
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1973
Born in Amareshwara Camp, Raichur, Mysore State (now Karnataka)
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2001
Debut with Student No. 1
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2009
Magadheera
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2012
Eega
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2015
Baahubali: The Beginning
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2016
Padma Shri
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2017
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
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2022
RRR
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2023
“Naatu Naatu” wins the Oscar
Notable works
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2009
Magadheera Film
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2012
Eega Film
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2015
Baahubali: The Beginning Film
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2017
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Film
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2022
RRR Film
Awards and honours
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Padma Shri
2016
Did you know?
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1
He started out directing a television soap opera.
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2
Eega is told from the viewpoint of a housefly.
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3
Many of his films are written by his father and scored by his cousin.
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Frequently asked
Who is S. S. Rajamouli?
S. S. Rajamouli is a film director known for large-scale action epics that broke the language barriers of Indian cinema. His Baahubali films became national phenomena, and RRR won worldwide acclaim, with its song “Naatu Naatu” winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
How old is S. S. Rajamouli?
S. S. Rajamouli is 53 years old, born on 10 October 1973 in Amareshwara Camp, Raichur, Mysore State (now Karnataka).
Where is S. S. Rajamouli from?
S. S. Rajamouli was born in Amareshwara Camp, Raichur, Mysore State (now Karnataka).
What is S. S. Rajamouli known for?
S. S. Rajamouli is best known for Magadheera, Eega, Baahubali, RRR.
What awards has S. S. Rajamouli received?
Notable honours include Padma Shri (2016).
References
- S. S. Rajamouli — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- S. S. Rajamouli — IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- S. S. Rajamouli — Hindi Wikipedia. Wikipedia (Hindi). Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- S. S. Rajamouli (Q3521531) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
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