Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli - Prabhas reveals the Baahubali director’s unseen ‘crazy’ side

Modern Master: SS Rajamouli, the documentary film based on the journey of the Baahubali director, recently had its grand premiere on Netflix. The show, directed by Raghav Khanna and co-directed by Tanvi Ajinkya, has been garnering the attention of cine-goers by providing a closer look at the master craftsman’s personal and professional journey. Interestingly, Baahubali actor Prabhas, who features in Modern Master: SS Rajamouli, opened up about the director’s unseen ‘crazy’ side.

Prabhas reveals SS Rajamouli’s crazy side

During his appearance in Modern Master: SS Rajamouli, Prabhas opened up about working with the master craftsman in the iconic Baahubali franchise. According to Telugu cinema’s biggest crowd-puller, Rajamouli is an absolute "mad man", which is what his family and friends call him. 

The filmmaker, who was extremely focused on sticking to the budget during the making of Baahubali: The Beginning, the first part, used to come up with many bizarre ways to keep the budget at bay.

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The hitmaker, who believes in spending the maximum on the production of the film, controlled the budget by shifting to a low-cost hotel that had limited facilities. The rest of the cast and crew, however, continued to stay at the same hotel which had all the facilities. Later, SS Rajamouli came up with an idea to remove entire non-vegetarian food items from the daily menu of the massive cast and crew of the Baahubali franchise. In that way, the production team was able to cut costs during the massive production of the film.

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When Baahubali received negative reviews initially

Prabhas also recalled the release day of the first installment in their franchise, Baahubali: The Beginning. According to the Telugu superstar, he asked all his friends to wake him up only if the film was a blockbuster, before going to bed the previous night. However, on the release date, Prabhas realised that nobody had woken him up. SS Rajamouli, Prabhas, and the entire team were petrified by the initial reactions from the Telugu audiences on the release day. Rana Daggubati, who was in Mumbai with the Hindi team, was blissfully unaware. But eventually, things ended on a highly positive note for the film.

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