S.S. Rajamouli Age, Wiki and Bio

S.S. Rajamouli

Quick Info

ProfessionActor, Director, Screenwriter
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth10/10/1973
Age50 years
BirthplaceRaichur, Karnataka, India
HometownKovvur, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Bio/Wiki

Full NameKoduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli
NicknameJakkanna

Physical Stats & More

Height177 cm
Weight70 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

CollegeC.R. Reddy College of Engineering, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh

Personal Life

Zodiac signLibra
ReligionHinduism
HobbiesWriting, playing cricket

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known
WifeRama Rajamouli (Costume Designer)

Family

FatherKoduri Venkata Vijayendra Prasad (Director, Screenwriter)
MotherLate Raja Nandini
SpouseRama Rajamouli
ChildrenDaughter - S.S. Mayookha, Son - S.S. Karthikeya

Career

Debut
  • Film Debut: Sye (Telugu, 2004), Eega (Tamil, 2012)
  • Film Directorial Debut: Student No.1 (Telugu, 2001), Eega (Tamil, 2012)
  • TV Directorial Debut: Shanti Nivasam (Telugu)
Awards
  • Best Director award at the 2022 New York Film Critics Circle for his film "RRR"
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for the track "Naatu Naatu" from the Telugu film RRR (2022) at the 80th Golden Globes.
  • In January 2023, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a list of 301 feature films eligible for Oscars including SS Rajamouli's RRR.
  • On 15 January 2023, his film RRR won two awards at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards at The Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The film was nominated in five categories at the CCA — Best Picture, Best Director (Rajamouli), Best Foreign Language film, Best Visual Effects (V. Srinivas Mohan) and Best Song ('Naatu Naatu'), and it won Best Foreign Language Film and Best Song for "Naatu Naatu."
  • He was listed among the world's 100 most influential people of 2023 by Time magazine.
  • He received the Best Director (Telugu) award at the 11th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) for the film 'RRR' (2022) at Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates in September 2023.

Favourites

ActorPrabhas, Rajinikanth
ActressAnushka Shetty
CarRange Rover
ColoursBlue, White

Some Lesser Known Facts

S.S. Rajamouli's father is the renowned director and screenwriter Koduri Venkata Vijayendra Prasad.
He began his career as an assistant to the acclaimed director K. Raghavendra Rao.
Rajamouli also worked at the AVM recording theater.
His directorial debut was the Telugu serial Shanti Nivasam, with guidance from K. Raghavendra Rao.
Rajamouli is known for writing screenplays for hit films like Simhadri (2003), Sye (2004), Vikramarkudu (2006), and Baahubali: The Beginning (2015).
He also produced the Telugu movie Andala Rakshasi in 2012.
In 2012, he received the Star World India Entertainer of the Year award.
His 2015 film Baahubali: The Beginning set records as the highest-grossing Indian film in India and the second globally.
Rajamouli won various accolades for Baahubali: The Beginning, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and awards for Best Director at the 1st IIFA Utsavam and CineMAA.
In 2016, he was honored with the Padma Shri for his artistic contributions.
Recently, in October 2022, his movie RRR was honored with the prestigious Saturn Award for Best International Film.