Rama Rajamouli is an Indian film costume designer and costume stylist who designs costumes primarily for Telugu films. She is the wife of the famous Indian film director and screenwriter SS Rajamouli.
Wiki/Biography
Rama Rajamouli was born on Tuesday, July 15, 1969 (age 53; as of 2022) in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana, India). Her zodiac sign is Cancer.
Photos of Rama Rajamouli and SS Rajamouli when they were young
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family and caste
Rama Rajamouli is a karma.
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about her parents. Her sister MM Srivalli is a film producer and her husband is Indian singer, composer and lyricist MM Keeravani.
Rama Rajamouli and her sister MM Srivalli
MM Srivalli and MM Keeravani
husband and children
Rama Rajamouli was married twice. Not much information is available about his first husband. The couple has a son SS Karthikeya, who is a businessman. Apart from this, Karthikeya also assisted his stepfather SS Rajamouli in directing films. In 2000, Rama divorced her first husband. It was reported that during the divorce proceedings, SS Rajamaouli supported Rama in every possible way and subsequently they developed feelings for each other and finally, in 2001, Rama married SS Rajamaouli in court. Together they adopted a girl named SS Mayookha.
From left to right- SS Mayookha, SS Rajamouli, Rama Rajamouli and SS Karthikeya
other relatives
Rama’s son Karthikeya is married to singer Pooja Prasad, the daughter of Telugu actor Jagapathi Babu )’s niece.
SS Karthikeya and Pooja Prasad
Rama’s father-in-law, V. Vijayendra Prasad, is a screenwriter and film director. Her mother-in-law, Raja Nandini, a housewife, passed away on October 20, 2012.
SS Rajamouli and his father V. Vijayendra Prasad
Raja Nandani
Profession
Movie
In 2001, Rama made his debut as a costume designer with the movie “Student No. 1”. Subsequently, she designed costumes for several films such as “Simhadri” (2003), “Sye” (2004), “Chatrapathi” (2005), “Vikramarkudu” (2006), “Yamadonga” and others. (2007), Magadheera (2009), Maryada Ramanna (2010) and Eega (2012). Rama rose to fame after her critically acclaimed costume designs in the pan-India film Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and its 2017 sequel Baahubali: The Conclusion. In 2016, Rama was nominated for the Best Costume Design Award at the 42nd Saturn Awards for the movie “Baahubali: The Beginning”. In 2018, he won the Best Costume Design Award at the 12th Asian Film Awards for the movie “Baahubali 2”. Best Costume Design Award Nominations: Conclusion.
Rama Rajamouli puts the finishing touches on Indian actor Rana Daggubati’s look during the shooting of Baahubali 2
In 2022, she received widespread praise for her costume design in the epic action film “RRR”.
television
Rama made her television debut in the Telugu sitcom Amrutham in 2001, in which she played a news anchor on Gemini TV.
Rama Rajamouli in a still from Gemini TV’s first TV series Amrutham (2001)
Awards
- 2008: The movie “Yamadonga” won the Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer
- 2009: The film “Magadheera” won the Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer
- 2016: The movie “Baahubali: The Beginning” won the Ananda Vikatan Film Award for Best Costume Designer
- 2017: The movie “Baahubali: The Beginning” won the Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer
Facts/Trivia
- Rama was affectionately called Chinni by her husband SS Rajamouli.
- Rama never aspired to a career as a fashion designer. SS Rajamouli encouraged her to join the film industry as a designer and stylist. In the early 2000s, SS Rajamouli was reportedly unhappy with the designs proposed by his costume designers. Caught in a dilemma, Rajamouli couldn’t express what design he wanted. However, his wife Rama came to the rescue and suggested some costume ideas to him, due to which SS Rajamouli hired her as the costume designer for his upcoming film.
- Rama in an interview talked about the film Yamadonga (2007) directed by her husband SS Rajamouli and revealed that she did not like the film and said that the film was successful only because it had a star-studded cast like NT Rama Rao of the cast. Jr and Priyamani.
- Rama’s daughter Mayookha made a brief appearance in the song “Sahore” in the film Baahubali: The Beginning (2015).
- In an interview, Rama discussed her inspiration for designing the costumes for her character in the film Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), saying:
While designing their clothes and jewellery, we also took a lot of inspiration from the looks of historical and mythological characters from Amar Chitra Katha comics and Chandamama stories. “
- In 2015, Rama opened Fuchsia Pink Fabric Clothing boutique in Hyderabad, owned by renowned fashion designer Sadhya Rao.
Rama Rajamouli inaugurates a fuchsia-pink fabric clothing boutique owned by fashion designer Sadhya Rao in Hyderabad
- In December 2022, the American digital print magazine “Hollywood Reporter” published an article highlighting and praising Lamarr and his team’s efforts in designing costumes for the epic period drama “RRR.”
- Apart from being the costume designer for the film RRR, Rama also worked as an additional dialogue writer for the film.
- As of 2023, all the films for which Rama has worked as a costume designer were directed by her husband SS Rajamouli. In an interview, SS Rajamouli spoke about his wife’s support for the film’s production and said;
I don’t think I would have been able to make so many films if Rama wasn’t with me. “
- Rama gained international recognition for designing the costumes for the song “Naatu Naatu” in the Telugu period action film RRR (2022); the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in March 2023.
From left to right – Indian actor Ram Charan, his wife Upasana Kamineni, Rama Rajamouli and SS Rajamouli at the 2023 Academy Awards
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