Noted Telugu director S S Rajamouli has made the entire Telugu film industry proud by making magnum opus Baahubali in international standards. Truly, he deserves the Padmasri award, which was announced on Monday.
But what has not come to the notice of the people is that Rajamouli got the Padma award in Karnataka quota, rather than from Telangana or Andhra Pradesh. Apparently, his name was recommended by Karnataka government for the Padmasri award and not by the Telangana or Andhra government.
This is rather shameful for the Telugu people. Rajamouli has made just one film Kanteerava in Kannada and as such, he is not known much in the Kannada film lovers till he made the blockbuster Baahubali. In fact, he became a national and international figure only after this film, which was obviously made in Telugu. As such, the Telugu government should have recommended his name for the Padma award and not Karnataka government.
In the past, too, reputed film directors meted out humiliation by the Telugu governments. Renowned film director Bapu got the Padma award in his fag end of his life only after the Tamil Nadu government recommended his name, though he produced out and out Telugu films with local nativity and deserved the award much earlier.
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