What do the buildings of a new capital city have to do with a very famous film director, you may ask. `Baahubali’, a period film, was full of architectural marvel and the fictitious Mahishmathi kingdom created for the movie fascinated the audience.
Not surprisingly, S.S. Rajamouli, the director of this film, has agreed to be the part of a team that will give advice on architectural designs for a permanent government complex at Amaravati, the new capital city of the residual state of Andhra Pradesh.
Rajamouli's understanding of the culture and history of the region left Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu highly impressed, leading him to seek inputs from the former for the construction of Amaravati.
In fact, Rajamouli was also summoned to design the stage and such when the foundation stone laying ceremony was taking place. But the ace director begged off, stating lack of time.
While the internationally reputed Norman Fosters and Partners are the master architects, Rajamouli will give inputs on the Indian ethos. He wants to be a part of this historic event and has promised to help, but only after April 2017 when his `Baahubali - the conclusion’ is released. So, the ace director hopefully will leave his stamp on the iconic buildings which will come up in Amaravati.
With Rajamouli’s interest in history and kingdoms, Amaravati should be the ideal place for him to help out since this new capital city has a rich historical past.
