Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli

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Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli
Modern Masters, S. S. Rajamouli (film) poster.jpg
Directed byRaghav Khanna
Tanvi Ajinkya
Produced by Sameer Nair
Deepak Segal
Anupama Chopra
CinematographyNikunj Singh
Edited bySanyukta Kaza
Music byRohit Kulkarni
Production
companies
Applause Entertainment
Film Companion Studios
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
Running time
114 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish

Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli is a 2024 Indian English-language documentary film directed by Raghav Khanna and Tanvi Ajinkya. [2] The film revolves around filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli and events related to his film career. [3] Produced by Applause Entertainment and Film Companion Studios, it was premiered on Netflix on 2 August 2024. [4]

Contents

Production

The documentary was announced on Netflix in January 2023. [5] Principal photography took place in Hyderabad, Tokyo and Los Angeles. [6] The teaser was released on 17 January 2023, [7] followed by the trailer on 21 July 2024. [8]

The film featured S. S. Rajamouli himself alongside James Cameron, Joe Russo, Karan Johar, Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Ram Charan and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. [4]

Release and reception

Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli was released on 2 August 2024 on Netflix. [9]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 2.5/5 stars. [10] Arjun Menon of Rediff.com rated the film 4/5 stars. [11]

The film was reviewed by Devansh Sharma for Hindustan Times [12] and Sangeetha Devi Dundoo for The Hindu . [13]

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