Director S S Rajamouli is happy that ‘Katappa ne Baahubali ko kyun maara?’ (Why did Katappa kill Baahubali?) has become something of a pop culture quiz as he believes it shows that “Baahubali” has broken the language barrier successfully.
Rajamouli says he and the makers encounter this question every day and it never tires them as it indicates the anticipation of the second part of the story, which ended on a cliffhanger.
“We love it when anyone asks this question. I can’t count the number of times we get asked this. It is exciting not just for me but for the entire team. We feel elated that we could break the barrier of region and language,” the director told PTI.
Baahubali 2
The makers of “Baahubali 2” on Monday began filming the climax portion of the film, which will be shot over a period of 10 weeks at the Ramoji Film City here.
“After months of pre-planning and rehearsing, the team has started filming the climax portion. An epic war sequence will be shot in this final schedule and the shoot will go on till August. Prabhas [actor] has been training rigorously over the last couple of months for this portion,” a source from the film’s unit told IANS.
International stunt choreographers have been roped in to shoot this portion. “Lee Whittaker, known for his action direction in films such as ‘Lingaa’ and ‘Baahubali’, is also the action director of ‘Baahubali 2’, along with Brad Allan and his team, known for their work on Kingsman series,” the source said.
Larnell Stovall, who worked on “The Hunger Games” series and Salman Khan’s “Sultan”, is also part of the film. Morne Van Tonder, who had worked in “The Hobbit” franchise, is key stunt rigger for the climax.
The film also stars Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia and Anushka Shetty. If everything goes as planned, the film will hit the screens on April 18, 2017.
