Bollywood actor Rana Daggubati, who awaits the release of
"Baahubali 2: The Conclusion", believes the success of S.S.
Rajamoulis "Baahubali" as a franchise has given Indian filmmakers the
faith and confidence to go big.
"I think ‘Baahubali' has proved it that when you're
making a film for the entire nation, it is bigger than any film made in one
language. You could be a filmmaker sitting in Madurai and if you have a great
superhero film to make, you have the faith and confidence to make your film
because there's a country of an audience to watch it," Rana said.
Does he feel there is sudden urge to make bigger movies,
especially after the announcement of Mohanlal starrer multilingual
movie "The Mahabharata", to be made on a budget of Rs 1000 crore?
"I think it is amazing filmmakers have started to think
big. ‘Baahubali' has given them the license to go big," he told.
In "Baahubali" franchise, Rana plays a fictional
character Bhallaladeva, who locks horns over an ancient kingdom with his
brother Amarendra Baahubali, played by Prabhas.
Asked if he finds surprising that a negative character
vis-à-vis all the positive ones he has played so far has won him nationwide recognition,
he told, "It's a Rs 450 crore war film and it will give you far greater
visibility."
"It is the biggest film in the country and even if I
played any other character, it would have given me the same visibility. This is
franchise cinema which is far bigger than any film that I have been part of so
far," he clarified.
"Baahubali 2...", which also stars Prabhas,
Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sathyaraj and Ramya Krishnan, is slated for
worldwide release on Friday.
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