Baahubali has become the real baahubali of Indian Cinema. The popularity of the actors like Prabhas, Rana, Anushka Shetty and Tamanna rose to an all new level and SS Rajamouli is now considered a popular Indian filmmaker all over the world and not just a regional filmmaker.He single handedly changed the market perception of Telugu cinema and Telugu producers with his films especially, Magadheera, Eega and now Baahubali. With Magadheera if Telugu Film Industry understood the real potentiality of the market then with Baahubali they understood the strength of universal storylines and spending money on where it is required and catering to as wider audience as possible all over the world.
Baahubali at Mumbai Movie Mela Jio Mami became a sensation. Many viewers welcomed the team with standing ovation and the first look unveiled became a huge plus for the function. The motion poster released in all different languages sang the greatness of Baahubali in the voice of Daler Mehendi while M.M. Keeravani orchestrated the tunes.The VR on the sets Experience released by the team became an instant hit with the audience and many were thrilled to see the actors and shooting as being part of the set with cardboard and VR at the fest and also on YouTube.
During the interaction with the media, after unveiling the look, Prabhas said one Baahubali is equal to 100 films of his. SS Rajamouli said he is always nervous about the film on the editing table but very sure about narrating it. He said the delay for his films, is always due to his confusion on the editing table. When asked about the part 3, he said the films are just one branch of the big tree, so the universe of Baahubali will never seize yo exist but it could be in many forms like comic books, animated videos and not necessarily films.