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Q.What were the best & worst compliments you have received post eega release?Asked by: Saineni Raju, Hyd
Ans: director shankar sir called me up and reviewed the whole film for 10 mins and again told me how his kids enjoyed the film.. and a half baked critic on twitter ripped my film scene by scene as it is being screened and concluded this film is going to be an utter flop loved them both…:)
• Q.Hi Sir, Hatsoff to your courage take to direct such a challenging movie where people believe a big movie should have a big hero.. we are eagerly wanting to know how you able to do few shots with such brilliance.. we r expecting a dvd with deleted scenes if any and making of movie.. Asked by: Harish
• Ans: thank you i’ll definitely release making of the movie and removed bits if there are any…..:)
• Q.hi sir i’m a huge fan of u. u did a fantastic job this time. i could imagine only u in every shot that sudeep acted. what keeps u in passion to create such wondersAsked by: venkatesh pakalapati
• Ans: thank you but there is no answer for ur question. i dont know how to be otherwise
• Q.Will you do more films in Tamil? Asked by: Ramnarayan Natarajan
• Ans: yes ofcourse
• Q.Have you ever got disturbed by real Eega in real life?:) Asked by: Kavi
• Ans: so many mnay many many times….:)
• Q.Sir, is there any reason for not doing a movie with new comers?? are u positive on it? Asked by: Rajamouli Die Hard Fan
• Ans: i make a film if a story line excites me.if that story line requires newcomers i’ll search for them.not the otherway round
• Q.When will you take a movie without graohics and action? We need a clean family entertainer. Asked by: Dora Babu
• Ans: graphics and action are not opposites of clean family entertainers.
• Q.What are the basic things you look for before taking up a project and the check list you check during the execution of the movie Asked by: Chaitanya
• Ans: is the basic plot interesting will the expansion be interesting as well will it be an interesting project in the making too can it be done in a reasonable budget
• Q.Hi sir people are telling that it’s a kids movie….what is the comment on this ? is this because of small creature EEGA ? instead of BIG ROBO ? Asked by: DesignerVenkat
• Ans: iIT IS A KID’s film. it is for the kid in every grown up.
• Q.Why did you choose a subject related to EEGA Sir instead of going for other related problems in AP? Asked by: Mallikarjun Perumalla
• Ans: hmmm as an audience if i want to know the problems of AP i would switch on a news channel or open a newspaper. i wouldn’t go to a film theatre. so i would logically conclude that audience don’t want problems hence i wouldn’t take up the subject.
• Q.the maximum screen space is covered by housefly which irritates a lot. did you anytime feel bout that Asked by: sandeep
• Ans: well, For me that housefly is the hero… would i get irritated by my hero????
• Q.Sir u have not done a message oriented movie when u will do it?? Asked by: Sanjay
• Ans: i don’t believe in message oriented films. audience come to the theatre to be entertained. my duty as a director is to entertain them to the best of my ability.
• Q.Sir what is more important Box office success or critical acclaim BTW #eega is the most acclaimed & possibly the biggest record breaker in Tollywood right now…Asked by: sachinrowdy
• Ans: that will differ from person to person. for me box office success is important.
• Q.Do you feel that your duty as a director and the expectations on you have increased after EEGA ?? Asked by: Vamsi Kaka
• Ans: expectations will definitely increase and i will be aware of that.. but that will not deter me from choosing the stories i like. THAT is my duty as a director
• Q.don’t u think u shld give more time to nani & samantha’s roll?y didnt u picturised arre arre aree song? Asked by: chaitu
• Ans: so many people told me that the love story part should have been longer. and i know for the fact many kids were restless waiting for eega to make his appearence.. well let’s say i split the difference….:)
• Q.Dear Mr.Rajamouli, Congratulations…!!!….no doubt Eega movie has set new benchmark in Indian Film Industry in terms of using technology. While there has been a lot of learning to the entire crew, where do you think the film could have done little more better and why? What is your message for upcoming directors? Thank you and all the best. Asked by: Prasad
• Ans: at present it is very difficult for me to judge which part of the film is good and which part could have been better. after a few months after all euphoria has died down when i watch the film again, that is when i’ll know my mistakes…:) work on a film in which YOU like, not what others like.
• Q.When some other director might have narrated this story on screen…What do you think, it would have generated the same positive response? Asked by: Satish
• Ans: how would i know that…??
• Q.When you made producer to invest so mush, why didn’t you ask him to invest some more and make the movie in 3D….? Asked by: Ramakrishna
• Ans: i am not a big fan of 3D.. and art of shot making in 3D is different and i don’t know that art. as it is we were fiddling with animation it would have complicated the project
• Q.Why you felt sudeep can do telugu movie? Can he speak telugu? Asked by:shivanandappa
• Ans: no he can’t speak telugu but his expressions speak beyond languages
• Q.Sir,Who is Your Favorite Hero and what is your Dream project? Asked by: Sarada
• Ans: favor keeps changing… mahabharatam is my dream project
• Q.Mr. Rajamouli, you made us all telugu movie fans proud by giving such a spectacular movie. I loved your movie ‘Eega’, the idea and script are really good. Why can’t u start a film school so that people can learn from legendary Asked by:Amarnath S
• Ans: 1.that is a huge resposibility… 2. i am bad at management 3. i am a good director but a bad teacher
• Q.How do EEGA know telugu and english language ? Asked by: Ravikiran
• Ans: ha ha ha because it is nani, reborn
• Q.Hi, Do you have plans of releasing Eega in Hindi or in 3D ? Asked by: Sai Vikas
• Ans: yes. currently the ground work is going on
