'Bahubali' did not happen overnight. The producer Shobhu Yarlagadda, Prabhas, and I kept talking and discussing and imagining. S. S. Rajamouli More Quotes by S. S. Rajamouli More Quotes From S. S. Rajamouli In theory I know that if you have a universal theme and a good story told well, it will work everywhere. S. S. Rajamouli storygoodyouwork If someone makes an inroad into a new territory, a new market, people will follow their success. That way, I think we will be getting more pan-India films and not restricted to a region or a language. More and more films will come out on a bigger budget, on a larger-than-life scale. S. S. Rajamouli thinklanguagesuccesspeople No one can ever create art, even on a piece of paper, as they have envisioned it in their mind. S. S. Rajamouli createpapermindart After my second film, 'Simhadri,' which was a very big hit, I made 'Sye,' a small college movie with a rugby union backdrop. S. S. Rajamouli smallbigrugbycollege I don't believe in luck. Everything is our doing or undoing. If something doesn't come out right, then as a director, you have to take full responsibility. You can't just say, 'No, I gave this job to the music supervisor. They promised me they would do it, and they didn't do it.' You can't blame anyone else. S. S. Rajamouli meyoumusicresponsibility I don't know how it is in other industries, but as far as our industry is concerned, everybody takes their energy from the director. I myself was very exhausted, but I was acting as if I was full of energy and was pumping it into the whole team. S. S. Rajamouli myselfknowteamenergy If we make films only for the frontbenchers, we can't make money. Hence, we have to make it for a majority audience. As my films are mass films, I deal with emotions in raw form - they are not subtle. I don't mind being branded. That does not mean I like only those kinds of films. S. S. Rajamouli emotionslikemoneymind No director can ever deliver what's on his or her mind totally, but 'Baahubali-2' is the closest I can get in executing what I had envisaged onto the celluloid. S. S. Rajamouli herdirectori-canmind Without my family, I'm nothing. They kept me in the right place. I believe that I'm the luckiest person in the country when I'm with them. S. S. Rajamouli placemefamilybelieve Creating is one thing; telling the story is one thing. I see myself more as a storyteller than a story creator. S. S. Rajamouli morestoryseemyself I can't analyse the secret of success. In my style of working, I stick to the basics and make stories revolving around the hero. S. S. Rajamouli stylesecretherosuccess A star is different, and an actor is different. But there is an actor in every star, and they, too, look for challenging roles to satisfy the actor in them. S. S. Rajamouli actorstarlookdifferent To make a film with Rajinikanth will be a dream come true for any director, and I'm not an exception. But I always believe that it's the story that should drive you. If I come up with something like that, and if the story inspires me, I would be happy to work with him. S. S. Rajamouli be-happymeyouwork Any hit films, impact-creating films, leave their mark on the industry. It is in human nature to try to follow something that is creating an impact. S. S. Rajamouli leavetryhuman-naturenature I would say the most important aspect of direction is that you, as a director, and your producer need to be on the same page, the same line of thinking. If that doesn't happen in the beginning of the film, then that will show in the final product 100 percent. S. S. Rajamouli beginningyouimportantthinking 'Mayabazar' was the film I immensely loved as a kid. Only when I became a filmmaker about 20 years later did I realise its technical marvel and what a great epic it was. I and my visual effects supervisor, while making 'Yamadonga,' took two days to understand the magnification shot of Ghatothkatcha's persona. S. S. Rajamouli lovedkidgreatunderstand 150 shooting days is quite normal, which is not the case in Hollywood, as I am told. Most of the big films there are done in 70 or 80 days. S. S. Rajamouli i-ambigshootingdone Audiences are always open to an interesting story. S. S. Rajamouli openstoryalwaysinteresting I am a filmmaker. My job is to make films. When something excites you - a story or characterisation - you immediately forget about everything else. You only think how to make a movie out of it. The economics come only later. You shouldn't let money dictate the kind of films you should make. S. S. Rajamouli i-amjobyoumoney I am always in self-doubt... every moment of my filmmaking. I am supremely confident when the story is being written and everything is in our head. But the moment we get into the filmmaking, I start doubting myself - from the camera angle to the re-recording to getting the actors to do their shots. S. S. Rajamouli camerai-ammyselfmoment
