‘‘MY DIRECTION WAS VERY AMATEURISH AT ITS BEST’’ - BAAHUBALI DIRECTOR SS RAJAMOULI

It’s been 15 years since the release SS Rajamouli’s debut film Student No 1. Though the Baahubali director has given blockbuster films after that, Student No 1 gave him the much deserving entry to Tollywood. The film went on to be a superhit at the box office in 2001 but the director has now made a statement through his Twitter handle which says that his direction was very amateurish in Student No 1.

“15 years since my debut as a director. 25 years since I joined as an editing assistant. Sounds a long time ago. Doesn’t feel like it though. I credit the success of Student no.1 largely to pridhiviteja's script and mmk's music. You can see Tarak's good work in a few scenes but he was still budding as an actor. My direction was very amateurish at its best except maybe for the interval sequence. When we went for the Vijayayathra I saw how people started embracing and accepting Tarak. Masses and even Old people used to throng to see this 19 year old boy. That was quite an experience. All of us, new comers, who were associated with the film are quite lucky to get that chance.” *

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