Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli, professionally known as S.
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Rajamouli, is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in the Telugu cinema.
He is known for directing high fantasy works such as Magadheera (2009), Eega (2012), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) which received the American Saturn Award for Best International Film, and the Australian Telstra People's Choice Award.His other works include the action films Sye and Vikramarkudu.
The latter was screened at the 37th International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.
Maryada Ramanna, Vikramarkudu and Chhatrapati were remade in various Indian languages, with successful reviews.Rajamouli has garnered various honors including three National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, five state Nandi Awards, the IIFA Award, two SIIMA Awards, the Star World India, "Entertainer of The Year" in 2012, and the "CNN-News18 Indian of the Year in Entertainment" for 2015.
In 2016, he was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour for his contributions towards the field of Art.