S.S. Rajamouli is a screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

 and film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 who works in Telugu cinema

Telugu cinema

The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...

. He was introduced as a director by K. Raghavendra Rao

K. Raghavendra Rao

Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films...

. Starting from his first venture as a director, all his movies have had great success at the box office. His movies, Yamadonga and Magadheera

Magadheera

Magadheera is a 2009 Telugu film. The film is a historical drama love tale, directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Ram Charan Tej and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, while actors Sri Hari Raghumundri and Dev Gill play other prominent roles. The film features an...

 have a mythological background, and show the director's versatility apart from his handling of predominantly contemporary subjects, such as Sye

Sye (film)

Sye is a Telugu film which released on 23 September 2004 and was directed by S.S. Rajamouli. This is his third film after the success of both Student No.1 and Simhadri. This film has a rugby union backdrop...

. Rajamouli's movies often boast a good story, superior technical values and are overall, proven powerful packages.

Previously, Rajamouli directed tele-serials under the guidance of his guru K. Raghavendra Rao

K. Raghavendra Rao

Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films...

. His first gig was Student No. 1, which he directed under K. Raghavendra Rao

K. Raghavendra Rao

Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films...

's supervision. He often collaborates with Vijayendra Prasad (writer), who is also Rajamouli's father, M. M. Keeravani (music director and his cousin), R. Ravinder (Art Director) and Kalyani Malik

Kalyani Malik

Kalyani Malik is a Tollywood music director. He is also the brother of M.M. Keeravani. Since achieving recognition through Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's film Aithe, Kalyani has provided musical scores for many other small films...

 (Music director).

Career

He delivered his second industry hit with the movie Simhadri which broke all records at the time of release. His other hit was Magadheera. He also won Nandi Award for Best Director

Nandi Award for Best Director

The Nandi Award for Best Director winners:...

 and Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for Magadheera

Magadheera

Magadheera is a 2009 Telugu film. The film is a historical drama love tale, directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Ram Charan Tej and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, while actors Sri Hari Raghumundri and Dev Gill play other prominent roles. The film features an...

. His latest film titled Maryada Ramanna

Maryada Ramanna

Maryada Ramanna is a Telugu comedy thriller film directed by S.S. Rajamouli starring Sunil and Saloni in lead roles. This is the second film for Sunil as a hero. The film opened to favorable reviews by critics and turned out to become a super hit...

 (2010) has comedian Sunil

Sunil (actor)

Sunil Varma is an actor from the Telugu film industry. His roles usually are to provide comic relief to the audience. In Andala Ramudu , he appeared in the lead role for the first time and his Second one as hero is Maryada Ramanna directed by S. S. Rajamouli...

 as male lead.

Filmography

Year	Film	Cast	Notes
2001	Student No. 1	Jr. NTR
2003	Simhadri	Jr. NTR, Bhumika Chawla Bhumika Chawla Bhumika Chawla is an Indian actress. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Yuvakudu and has since then worked in various Indian film industries and appeared in over thirty films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Malayalam... , Ankita
2004	Sye Sye (film) Sye is a Telugu film which released on 23 September 2004 and was directed by S.S. Rajamouli. This is his third film after the success of both Student No.1 and Simhadri. This film has a rugby union backdrop...	Nitin, Genelia D'Souza Genelia D'Souza Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003...
2005	Chatrapati Chatrapati (film) Chatrapathi is a 2005 Telugu film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. Prabhas plays the lead role and Shriya Saran, Bhanupriya, and Pradeep Rawat appear in other roles...	Prabhas, Shreya Saran,
2006	Vikramarkudu Vikramarkudu Vikramarkudu is a Tollywood film released on 23 June 2006 and was directed by S.S. Rajamouli. Ravi Teja and Anushka Shetty play the main roles in this film. This film was a big success. Ravi Teja plays a double role, for the first time, in this film. He was praised by big stars for his commendable...	Ravi Teja Ravi Teja Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay... , Anushka Shetty Anushka Shetty Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu...
2007	Yamadonga	Jr. NTR, Priyamani Priyamani Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer, better known by her stage name Priyamani is an Indian film actress and model who has appeared in several Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films... , Mamta Mohandas Mamta Mohandas Mamta Mohandas is an Indian film actress and playback singer. She has mainly acted in Malayalam films, besides few Telugu and Tamil productions and one Kannada film...
2009	Magadheera Magadheera Magadheera is a 2009 Telugu film. The film is a historical drama love tale, directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Ram Charan Tej and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, while actors Sri Hari Raghumundri and Dev Gill play other prominent roles. The film features an...	Ram Charan Teja Ram Charan Teja Ram Charan Teja Konidala is an Indian film actor. He is the son of Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. He made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for MAA TV. He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh for sometime... , Kajal Agarwal	Nandi Award for Best Director Nandi Award for Best Director The Nandi Award for Best Director winners:...   Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
2010	Maryada Ramanna Maryada Ramanna Maryada Ramanna is a Telugu comedy thriller film directed by S.S. Rajamouli starring Sunil and Saloni in lead roles. This is the second film for Sunil as a hero. The film opened to favorable reviews by critics and turned out to become a super hit...	Sunil Sunil (actor) Sunil Varma is an actor from the Telugu film industry. His roles usually are to provide comic relief to the audience. In Andala Ramudu , he appeared in the lead role for the first time and his Second one as hero is Maryada Ramanna directed by S. S. Rajamouli... , Saloni Saloni Aswani Saloni Aswani is an Indian film actress and model. After finishing her her education, Saloni ventured into modeling, appearing in various television advertisements...
2011	Rajanna Rajanna Rajanna is an upcoming Indian Telugu film starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Sneha in the lead. It will be directed by noted story writer Vijayendra Prasad, father of S.S. Rajamouli...	Nagarjuna, Sneha	Director of action sequences
2012	Eega Eega Eega is a forthcoming Telugu/Tamil socio-fantasy comedy entertainer directed by S. S. Rajamouli. Shot bilingually, it stars Nani, Sudeep and Samantha in the lead roles.-Cast:*Nani*Sudeep*Samantha*Santhanam-Production:...	Sudeep Sudeep Sudeep is an Indian actor, director, producer and singer from Shimoga, Karnataka, known in the Kannada film industry and Bollywood. He is also founder owner of his production company Kiccha Creations.Hence he is also famously known as 'Kiccha' Sudeep.... , Nani, Samantha Samantha Ruth Prabhu Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. Born to Malayali and Telugu parents, Samantha was brought up in Chennai and pursued a career in modeling during her late teens...	Filming