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SS Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali:‌ The Epic’ Returns to US Theaters

LOS ANGELES, ⁤Oct. 30 ⁢(UPI) — The 2022​ release of RRR INTRODUCED Director ss Rajamoululi to the United states and won ‍an ‍oscar for the ⁣song “NATUU HAVE. Now, Rajamouli’s Previous Films in Us ⁤Theaters Friday As Baahubali: The Epic.

The Epic ⁤ combines 2015’s Baahubali: The beginning ‍ and 2017’s ‍ Baahubali 2:‌ The Conclusion. ⁣ In a recent Zoom ‍interview ​with UPI, Rajamouli said the two-part film paved the way for RRR.

“I was able to make RRR because of Baahubali,” ‌Rajamouli said. “Baahubali is the film that took me from one level to the next level⁣ where I could either bring in big superstars or dream big or make action sequences that have bigger budgets.”

In BaahubaliPrabhas stars as Siva, a man who was rescued as an infant when a woman ⁣crossed a ⁢river holding ​the baby’s⁤ basket above water. Raised by a village tribe, Siva grows up and sets out⁣ to rescue Princess Devasana (Anushka Shetty) from the ​evil King​ Bhallaladeva (Rana Daggubati).

During the rescue, the‌ king’s slave general Kattappa (Sathyaraj)⁤ recognizes Siva as ​the son ⁢of warrior prince Baahubali, missing as his grandmother rescued him as an infant.

Rajamouli’s epic movies often feature ‍outrageous action, such as RRR’s rescue of a child from a tanker explosion. Baahubali sees Rajamouli exploring action beyond the boundaries of reality, such as an​ army catapulting troops of soldiers linked ⁤by‍ their shields over castle ‍walls.

“I ​believe action enhances ​emotion,” Rajamouli said. ⁣”The further you take the action,‍ the further the emotion enhances.”

The action in Rajamouli’s films goes beyond​ even many ‍Hollywood superhero films. Rajamouli‌ said he wants to test ⁢the‌ limits ⁣of what viewers might ⁢accept

“The whole film is a make-believe⁣ process,” he said. “I⁤ would really like ⁣to stretch ⁤that to the max.”

Rajamouli’s⁣ actors also strike heroic poses amid those action scenes. Arms outstretched and knees bent, their poses are derived from sculptures at temples and dance moves, designed⁣ in collaboration⁢ with concept⁢ artists.

“All the poses convey some kind of emotion,” he said. “We‌ go through a lot ⁢of sketches for those poses and I​ say ⁤the best one and drive ‍the scene towards achieving that pose.”

The stars ‍of both Baahubali and RRR also have extraordinary ​physiques to rival Hollywood’s 80s action heroes.⁣ In the case of ‌ BaahubaliPrabhas quite literally represents the hero.

“The meaning of the name Baahubali itself is the strong-armed one, the⁤ person who⁢ has ⁤strong arms,”