SS Rajamouli Slams Extremism, Says His Films ‘Don’t Have Any Hidden Agenda’

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SS Rajamouli not too long ago opened up on his views on extremism and stated that his movies shouldn’t have any hidden agenda.

SS Rajamouli Slams Extremism, Says His Films ‘Don’t Have Any Hidden Agenda’: ‘I Make Films For The People’

SS Rajamouli Slams Extremism: SS Rajamouli is presently basking excessive on the worldwide success of RRR and Naatu Naatu getting nominated for Oscars 2023. The track composed by MM Keeravani additionally received the Golden Globes 2023 within the Best Original Song class. The PAN (popular-across-nation) blockbuster grew to become an enormous business hit in Japan and USA. The movie delves into the human feelings of brotherhood and sacrifice, set within the backdrop of pre-Independence India in the course of the British interval. Since, the movie additionally focuses on the idea of nationalism and references from historic Indian texts and tales, Rajamouli was requested about his political perspective. The filmmaker clarified that his movies don’t have anything to do with any “hidden agenda” or motive. He stated that his films are meant for the individuals who spend their hard-earned cash for leisure.

SS RAJAMOULI SAYS HIS FILMS ARE MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT

The RRR director, in an interplay with AFP stated, “When I’m going to a movie, I would like to see larger-than-life characters, larger-than-life situations, larger-than-life drama. And that’s what I like to make. Nothing holds the heroes back in delivering their action sequences. We are breaking ground, but I think we are in very, very initial, initial steps. If you see (South) Korea, for example, the kind of inroads that they have made… we should aspire to do that, all Indian film-makers.” He additional added, “Any extreme point of view, I oppose. I don’t have any kind of hidden agenda… I make films for people who are willing to pay their hard-earned money on the film ticket. I like to get them entertained, make them feel dramatic about the characters, about the situations, have a good time, go back and live their lives.”

SS RAJAMOULI REVEALS HIS LOVE FOR RAMAYANA AND MAHABHARATA

Recently, Rajamouli sparked a web based row as a piece of netizens had been offended by his remarks on faith. In an interview with New Yorker, he had stated “I worked under a cousin of mine [the Telugu writer Gunnam Gangaraju] for a few months. He introduced me to Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. I read those novels and was greatly inspired by them. I didn’t understand a lot of her philosophy, but I understood the basics of it. It was around that time that I slowly started moving away from religion. Even at that time, my love for stories like the Mahabharata or the Ramayana never diminished. I did start pushing away from those texts’ religious aspects, but what stayed with me was the complexity and the greatness of their drama and storytelling.” As he was being criticised for his assertion, Kangana Ranaut got here to his protection, calling him a ‘nationalist’, ‘yogi’ and a ‘genius’.

Rajamouli’s RRR, launched on March 2022 additionally stars Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt and Shriya Saran in essential roles.

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Published Date: March 1, 2023 7:26 AM IST