Another record collection on the way?

There was stiff competition for the Tamil release rights of SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali — The Conclusion, the second instalment of the filmmaker’s blockbuster. Now we hear that it is SN Rajarajan of K. Productions, who has bagged the rights, thanks to his collaboration with Rana Daggubati.

Speaking about how he bagged Baahubali’s rights, Rajarajan reveals, “Yes, it was to some extent through Rana’s connection that I got the Baahubali 2 release rights in Tamil and also TN rights for the Telugu release  — as well as the overseas rights for Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam.”

Though he was unwilling to disclose the price paid for the fantasy film, he went on to say, “I paid a huge price; more than the market standard. But I can’t reveal the amount since it was a combination deal.”

The producer’s debut venture is  a big budget bilingual titled Madaithirandhu in Tamil and 1945 in Tollywood. The  ensemble cast of the movie includes Rana, Sathyaraj, Regina Cassandra, Nasser, and Karunas. About Madaithirandhu, directed by Sathyasiva, which commences shooting in Kerala on  August 19, he says, “It is a period film set in 1945 and is about Subhash Chandra Bose’s involvement in the Indian Independence.”