S.S. Rajamouli is one the mostsuccessful film directors in Tollywood. He is the son of populartollywood story writer Vijayendra Prasad. He was introduced as directorby K. Raghavendra Rao. His hits include Student No. 1 and Simhadri,both had given success to Jr. NTR. Rajamouli movies boast good storyand technical values and a powerful package. He is also the cousin ofmusic directors M. M. Keeravani and Kalyani Malik.
Rajamouliused to direct TV serials under the guidance of his guru K. RaghavendraRao. He impressed K. Raghavendra Rao and got the chance to directStudent No. 1.
Rajamouli was attacked in a quarry of hyderabad during Vikramarkudu's shoot and was seriously injured. He has a hand fracture and survived.