The Director S S Rajamouli is happy that ‘Katappa ne Baahubali ko kyun maara?’ has become something of a pop culture quiz as he believes it shows that “Baahubali” has broken the language barrier successfully.
Rajamouli says,”he and the makers encounters this question every day and it never tires them as it indicates the anticipation for the second part of the story, which ended on a cliffhanger”.
“We love it when anyone asks this question. I can’t count the number of times we get asked this. It is exciting not just for me but for the entire team. We feel elated that we could break the barrier of region and language,” said the director.
“Baahubali”, praised for its technical brilliance, was among those rare films which attracted audiences pan-India.
Rajamouli, who has previously directed hit Telugu films like “Vikramarkudu”, “Magadheera” and “Eega”, says he always believed that it was possible to move beyond region and the movie proved him right.
“We believed we could transcend this barrier if we based our stories on basic human emotions without it being pulled down by regionalities. I always believed that if you have a story like that, it will reach beyond. But that was a theory, no one had done it before. So, I can’t explain how confident it makes me feel as a filmmaker.”
In addition, the 42-year-old director says emulating a similar success internationally is not difficult provided the filmmakers have a story that resonates with audiences everywhere.
“Internationally, it’s the same thing. Once you base your film on basic human emotions, it will do well. We should also look at how wide a release we are getting in the market and how to get people interested to come to theaters. We knew once they will come, they are going to like the film.”
