Ace director Rajamouli, who has cautiously kept the secret of having differences with Mega producer Allu Aravind for so long, has finally opened up. And, the reason is truly a surprising one.
In a latest interview, Rajamouli revealed how embarrassed he was when the makers of NTR’s ‘Simhadri’, his only second film as a director, endorsed fake 175 days record. ‘I was happy when ‘Simhadri’ ran for 100 days in record number of theatres. But, coming to 175 days centres, producers faked the number by adding 15 more, just for boasting of records,’ recollected Rajamouli.
‘Hence, I requested Allu Aravind garu in the pre-production stage of Magadheera itself that i am not comfortable with the unhealthy trend of faking records and he agreed not to repeat the Simhadri stunt. However, he went on to fake the 100 days centres of Magadheera and I was very disappointed. When I confronted him, he cited the sentiments of fans as the reason. I understood the pressure on him as a producer but my conscience didn’t allow me to endorse the idea of fooling people with fake numbers,’ Rajamouli revealed.
He however added that as rumors spread wildly, he was never angry with Aravind for not giving him due credit. ‘I was in disagreement with him for only the reason of 100 days centres of Magadheera. In fact, I was very comfortable working with Aravind garu,’ Rajamouli ended his shocking revelations on a positive note.
The summary of Rajamoui’s outburst is, records of ‘Simhadri’ and ‘Magadheera’ which fans have been boasting of all these years, are actually fake.
