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S. S. Rajamouli

1973 - Today

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Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( RAH-juh-mow-li; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his epic, action and fantasy genre films, he is the highest grossing Indian director of all time, as well as the highest-paid director in Indian cinema. Rajamouli is a recipient of various national and international honours including a New York Film Critics Circle award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Saturn Awards, four National Film Awards, and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, for his contributions in the field of art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. S. S. Rajamouli is the 1,921st most popular film director (down from 1,842nd in 2019), the 1,299th most popular biography from India (down from 1,145th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, S. S. Rajamouli ranks 1,921 out of 2,041. Before him are Gracia Querejeta, John Ridley, André Øvredal, Karyn Kusama, Sai Paranjpye, and Laurence Rees. After him are Rajkumar Hirani, Zak Penn, Andrew Haigh, Adina Pintilie, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and Michael Dougherty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, S. S. Rajamouli ranks 789. Before him are Aleksandr Filimonov, Arik Benado, David Embé, Nadeshda Brennicke, Jeroen Dubbeldam, and Emanuel Rego. After him are Mark Boal, Kenzo Nakamura, Muhammad Abdullaev, Christian Nerlinger, Andrea Savage, and Geoff Johns.

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In India

Among people born in India, S. S. Rajamouli ranks 1,299 out of 1,861. Before him are Sai Paranjpye (1938), Sanal Edamaruku (1955), Ramesh Krishnan (1961), Archanna Guptaa (1979), Akshay Venkatesh (1981), and Esha Deol (1981). After him are Sharat Saxena (1950), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), Pankaj Advani (1985), Aarya Babbar (1982), Tom Alter (1950), and Bishan Singh Bedi (1946).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, S. S. Rajamouli ranks 45. Before him are Mehboob Khan (1907), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Farah Khan (1965), Puri Jagannadh (1966), Shakti Samanta (1926), and Sai Paranjpye (1938). After him are Rajkumar Hirani (1962), Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Ram Gopal Varma (1962), Prakash Jha (1952), Kiran Rao (1973), and Muzaffar Ali (1944).

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