Will SS Rajamouli become India’s first Rs 5000 crore director?

Hyderabad: SS Rajamouli is one of the most influential directors in Indian cinema. He changed the direction of Tollywood with Baahubali, which became a huge pan India success. The film raised Telugu cinema to a national level. Later, RRR pushed the boundaries even further by bringing global fame to Indian cinema by winning the country’s first Oscar for Best Original Song.

Across the last decade, Rajamouli released Baahubali 2 in 2017 and RRR in 2022. Now he is working on Varanasi, which is set to release in 2027. These three films together may create a historic record of Rs. 5000 crore in global box office collections.

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