
His family hails from Kovvur in Andhra Pradesh. Rajamouli was born in 1973 in Amareshwara Camp near Manvi in Raichur district of present-day Karnataka state to screenwriter K.
2.3 2013–present : Baahubali and beyond. In 2016, he was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor for his contributions towards the field of Art. Rajamouli has garnered various honours including three National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, five state Nandi Awards, the IIFA Award, two SIIMA Awards, the Star World India, "Entertainer of The Year" in 2012, and the " CNN-News18 Indian of the Year in Entertainment" for 2015. Maryada Ramanna, Vikramarkudu and Chatrapathi were remade in various Indian languages, with successful reviews. His other works include the action films Sye and Vikramarkudu featured at the 37th International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. The Baahubali franchise became the highest-grossing Indian film series of all time, with a gross of approximately ₹2,500 crore (US$330 million). He is best known for his works in high fantasy, and period films such as Magadheera (2009) featured at the American Fantastic Fest Eega (2012) winning Most Original Film at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) nominated for American Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) winning the American Saturn Award for Best International Film, and the Australian Telstra People's Choice Award.
Rajamouli, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( Telugu pronunciation: born 10 October 1973), professionally known as S.