Shankar s words inspiration to work harder: Rajamouli

Chennai May 1 (IANS) Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli on Monday said filmmaker S. Shankar s words of praise for his film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion which has already turned out a blockbuster will inspire him to work harder.

Shankar on Sunday described Baahubali 2: The Conclusion as pride of Indian cinema. He added that he was awestruck by its grandness beauty and music.

In response to Shankar s tweet Rajamouli tweeted: Thank you sir. Your words are an inspiration to work even harder. Our team is ecstatic and jubilant.

The first part Baahubali: The Beginning released in July 2015 and minted over Rs 600 crore at the box office. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion was expected to come out in 2016.

However the makers took time and released the film on April 28 in Hindi Tamil Telugu and Malayalam.

With an estimated earnings of over Rs 400 crore from first day across four languages the second part in the Baahubali franchise is said to have registered the biggest opening for an Indian film.

Starring Prabhas Rana Daggubati Anushka Shetty Tamannaah Bhatia Sathyaraj and Ramya Krishnan the film is produced by Arka Media Works.

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