Filmmaker SS Rajamouli claims that, like many other filmmakers, he one day hopes to produce a Hollywood production. However, the choice to enter Hollywood was not an easy one for the filmmaker, whose most recent film, “RRR,” is winning several awards in the US as a result of excellent word-of-mouth.
“Every filmmaker’s desire, in my opinion, is to work on a movie in Hollywood. I am not an exception. I’m willing to try new things “Rajamouli stated on the Awardist podcast of American news organisation Entertainment Weekly.
The filmmaker, whose filmography also includes hits such as “Magadheera”, “Eega” and two “Baahubali” films, said he is in a “bit of confusion” as he loves the creative freedom he gets when directing Telugu movies.
“Back in India, I am the dictator. No one tells me how to make a film,” he said.
He believes that a Hollywood project might be an opportunity for a co-credit. “Very probably, my first step will be collaborating with someone,” Rajamouli added.
Rajamouli is currently in the US to attend the Hollywood award season. The filmmaker’s “RRR”, headlined by Ram Charan and Jr NTR, was nominated in five categories at the Critics Choice Awards and won two trophies — best foreign language film and best song for “Naatu Naatu”.
“RRR” is a pre-Independence fictional story focusing on two real-life Indian revolutionaries in the 1920s — Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR). The movie also features Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn in special appearance. The movie also won a Golden Globe for best original song for “Naatu Naatu”. The song is also in the Oscars longlist.
