'Baahubali' steered its way through many problems: Producer Shobu
Chennai
Aug 22, 2017
Producer Shobu Yarlagadda must be
buoyed by the phenomenal success of S.S. Rajamouli's "Baahubali"
franchise. But he says the film steered its way through many problems
to emerge successful.
Speaking at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne which concludes on
Tuesday, Yarlagadda spoke about the problems he faced while making his
movies.
Rajamouli and Yarlagadda had previously worked together in Ram Charan's
"Magadheera".
Speaking on the length and budget of "Magadheera", he said: "The
problem was the length - it couldn't fit into three hours. We weren't
sure to let go of the story.
"That's why we thought to do it as a two-part film. Rajamouli wanted to
go back and try to accommodate it in a three-hour single film, but we
stopped him from doing so."
The team had to face a lot of problems before the release of
"Magadheera", but Rajamouli's confidence helped steer through the
obstacles.
"I had confidence in Rajamouli. The challenge was timeline and to stick
to the budget. But we did surpass our deadline and budget. It started
as a Rs 120 crore project and then it went further. We always knew the
film had to be pan-India. It did get a North Indian release but it
wasn't justified I believe," he said.
The planning changed for "Baahubali".
"But for 'Baahubali', we started working on the Hindi release right
from the first day and knew we had to do more to make it work pan
India," he added.
From the beginning, "Baahubali" was planned as a two-part film.
"We realised when the script was ready that there is so much from
'Baahubali' that can be told and not everything could be put into the
film. So we started exploring options and putting things in place from
when we started," he said.
The "Baahubali" franchise is India's biggest blockbuster with worldwide
earnings of over Rs 900 crore.
Chennai
Aug 22, 2017
Producer Shobu Yarlagadda must be
buoyed by the phenomenal success of S.S. Rajamouli's "Baahubali"
franchise. But he says the film steered its way through many problems
to emerge successful.
Speaking at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne which concludes on
Tuesday, Yarlagadda spoke about the problems he faced while making his
movies.
Rajamouli and Yarlagadda had previously worked together in Ram Charan's
"Magadheera".
Speaking on the length and budget of "Magadheera", he said: "The
problem was the length - it couldn't fit into three hours. We weren't
sure to let go of the story.
"That's why we thought to do it as a two-part film. Rajamouli wanted to
go back and try to accommodate it in a three-hour single film, but we
stopped him from doing so."
The team had to face a lot of problems before the release of
"Magadheera", but Rajamouli's confidence helped steer through the
obstacles.
"I had confidence in Rajamouli. The challenge was timeline and to stick
to the budget. But we did surpass our deadline and budget. It started
as a Rs 120 crore project and then it went further. We always knew the
film had to be pan-India. It did get a North Indian release but it
wasn't justified I believe," he said.
The planning changed for "Baahubali".
"But for 'Baahubali', we started working on the Hindi release right
from the first day and knew we had to do more to make it work pan
India," he added.
From the beginning, "Baahubali" was planned as a two-part film.
"We realised when the script was ready that there is so much from
'Baahubali' that can be told and not everything could be put into the
film. So we started exploring options and putting things in place from
when we started," he said.
The "Baahubali" franchise is India's biggest blockbuster with worldwide
earnings of over Rs 900 crore.
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