The OTT platform Disney Plus Hotstar is to stream Baahubali: Crown of Blood, a nine-episode action-drama series, from May 17 onwards. The animated series is based on director S S Rajamouli’s Baahubali film franchise. Created by Rajamouli and Sharad Devarajan, produced by Rajamouli, Devarajan and Shobu Yarlagadda, the animated series is directed by Jeevan J Kang and Navin John. It promises to take audience back in time on an epic journey of the clash of the empires where Baahubali and Bhallaladeva join hands to protect the great kingdom of Mahishmati and the throne against their greatest threat.
On Tuesday, the makers chose to make an announcement in this regard. Immensely popular filmmaker SS Rajamouli was among those who were present at the press meet called to announce the streaming of the upcoming animated series. Along with Rajamouli, the animated series creators, Shobu Yarlagadda (one of the producers of Baahubali), Sharad Kelkar, who dubbed for Prabhas in Hindi, Sharad Devarajan, Co-Creator, and Gaurav Banerjee, Head - Content, Disney Plus Hotstar attended the event.
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Kattappa Taking on Baahubali Is A Brilliant Idea: Rajamouli
Rajamouli said that when creating content, what’s important is who you are collaborating with. “I believed Katappa taking on Baahubali was a novel thought and I was excited to be part of the series. Moreover, I have shared with them the conviction with which we made the film, and at the same time, I believed they are passionate about storytelling,” shared Rajamouli.
Animation Industry Has Great Potential, Says Rajamouli
Rajamouli said that for a long time, there have been misconceptions that animation and cartoons are meant only for children. He added that the animation industry had great potential if the right stories were told. “There are so many people who watch Japanese anime series in Hyderabad. So, entertainment need not necessarily be in the form of only films, storytelling can be gaming, books, novels, comics, games, etc. There are people who watch only animation. So that’s just an indication of how much potential the animated industry has,” said the maverick director.
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