S. S. Rajamouli

Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli, known professionally as S. S. Rajamouli and also by the name "Jakkanna", is an Indian film director and screenwriter, known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing high-budget feature films like Magadheera, Eega, the two part Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, premiered at the British Film Institute, while becoming the highest grossing Indian multilingual film franchise of all time globally, with a cumulative box office earnings of approximately ?1,900 crore. The first part of the Telugu film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, and got nominated for Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film by the American Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.His other works include the sports drama film Sye and the social problem film Vikramarkudu, which was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. The melodrama films Maryada Ramanna, Vikramarkudu and Chhatrapati were remade in various Indian languages, with successful reviews.