Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Tamannaah
Bhatia/Instagram
It’s
been
nine
years
since
Baahubali:
The
Beginning
hit
the
screen,
and
Tamannaah
Bhatia
goes
down
memory
lane.
The
actor,
who
played
Prabhas’
love
interest
Avanthika,
writes,
‘9
years
ago,
my
dream
of
working
with
@ssrajamouli
sir
became
a
reality.
‘Being
a
part
of
this
movie
alongside
the
amazing
cast
and
crew
was
not
only
fun
but
also
a
major
learning
experience!
‘I’ll
forever
cherish
the
privilege
of
being
part
of
this
magnificent
film
franchise…and
will
always
be
thankful
to
the
audience
for
all
the
love
they
gave
our
movie,
then
and
now.
‘Here’s
to
celebrating
#9YearsOfBaahubaliTheBeginning’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Tamannaah
Bhatia/Instagram
Director
S
S
Rajamouli
had
revealed
that
Baahubali
was
inspired
by
the
Mahabharata.
His
father
V
Vijayendra
Prasad,
who
was
the
film’s
screenwriter,
added
that
it
was
also
inspired
by
Chandamama
and
the
Amar
Chitra
Katha
comics.
He
felt
Sivagami,
played
by
Ramya
Krishnan,
had
shades
of
both
Kunti
and
Kaikeyi
while
Devasena,
played
by
Anushka
Shetty,
is
a
warrior
like
Sita.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Tamannaah
Bhatia/Instagram
The
filming
of
Baahubali
started
at
the
Rock
Gardens
in
Kurnool
on
July
6,
2013.
The
waterfall
scenes
were
shot
at
the
Athirappilly
falls
in
Kerala.
The
huge
sets
for
the
Mahishmati
kingdom
were
constructed
at
the
Ramoji
Film
City
in
Hyderabad,
while
the
snow
sequences
were
shot
in
Bulgaria.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Tamannaah
Bhatia/Instagram
About
600
VFX
artists
worked
for
the
film
from
18
facilities
around
the
world,
led
by
Makuta
VFX
and
Firefly
in
Hyderabad,
Prasad
Studios
in
Hyderabad
and
Chennai,
Annapurna
Studios
in
Hyderabad,
Tau
Films
and
Dancing
Digital
Animation
and
Macrograph
in
South
Korea.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Tamannaah
Bhatia/Instagram
Production
designer
Sabu
Cyril
created
10,000
kinds
of
weaponry
including
swords,
helmets
and
armour
required
for
the
fight
sequences.
To
make
the
swords
light,
carbon-fibre
was
used
instead
of
steel.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Tamannaah
Bhatia/Instagram
3D
printing
technology
was
used
to
create
the
head
of
the
100-foot
Bhallaladeva
statue
in
the
movie.
Flexi
foam
was
used
to
make
the
lightweight
armour
look
like
leather.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Tamannaah
Bhatia/Instagram
Rajamouli’s
cousin
M
M
Keeravani
composed
the
music
and
background
score
for
the
film.
He
went
on
to
win
an
Oscar
for
composing
Naatu
Naatu
in
Rajamouli’s
recent
film,
RRR.
The
sequel
Baahubali:
The
Conclusion
released
on
April
28,
2017,
and
became
an
even
bigger
hit.
