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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 drama and fantasy genre films, he is one of the most prolific and the highest grossing Indian directors 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 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). S. S. Rajamouli is the 1,987th most popular film director (down from 1,843rd in 2024), the 1,303rd 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 1,987 out of 2,041. Before him are John Ridley, André Øvredal, Karyn Kusama, Sai Paranjpye, Laurence Rees, and Jalmari Helander. After him are John Carney, Rajkumar Hirani, Oles Sanin, Zak Penn, Andrew Haigh, and Sébastien Lifshitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, S. S. Rajamouli ranks 846. Before him are Arik Benado, David Embé, Nadeshda Brennicke, Jeroen Dubbeldam, Anne Wojcicki, and Emanuel Rego. After him are Mark Boal, Olena Hovorova, Kenzo Nakamura, Muhammad Abdullaev, Christian Nerlinger, and Andrea Savage.

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In India

Among people born in India, S. S. Rajamouli ranks 1,303 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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