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{{short description|Indian costume designer}}
{{short description|Indian costume designer and film stylist}}
 
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| name              = Rama Rajamouli
| name              = Rama Rajamouli
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| birth_date        = {{Birth-date and age|14 July 1969}}
| caption            =
| birth_place        = [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
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| occupation        = Costume designer
| birth_place        = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
Film stylist
| occupation        = [[Costume designer]], film stylist
| years_active      = 2001–present
| years_active      = 2004–present
| height            =
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[S. S. Rajamouli]]|2001}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[S. S. Rajamouli]]|2001}}
| children          = 2
| children          = 2
| relatives          = [[M. M. Keeravani]] (brother-in-law)
| relatives          = {{Ubl
| titles             =  
  | [[M. M. Keeravani]] (brother-in-law)
  | [[V. Vijayendra Prasad]] (father-in-law)
  | [[Gunnam Gangaraju]] (cousin)
  }}
| family             = See [[List of South Indian film families#Koduri family|Koduri family]]
}}
}}


'''Rama Rajamouli''' is an Indian [[costume designer]] and film stylist who primarily works in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tradition remains in All: Rama Rajamouli on Fashion|url=https://www.ap7am.com/lv-283987-tradition-remains-in-all-rama-rajamouli-on-fashion|access-date=2021-05-08|website=ap7am.com|language=en}}</ref> She is known for her work in the films ''[[Magadheera]]'' (2009), ''[[Eega]]'' (2012), ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' (2015) and ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' (2017). Rama made her debut with the film ''[[Sye (2004 film)|Sye]]'' in 2004. She is a three-time [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]] winner.
'''Rama Rajamouli''' is an Indian costume designer and film stylist, who primarily works in [[Telugu cinema]]. Rama made her debut with the 2001 film ''[[Student No: 1]]''. She is known for her work in the films ''[[Magadheera]]'' (2009), ''[[Eega]]'' (2012), ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' (2015), ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' (2017) and ''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]'' (2022).  
 
She is a three-time [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]] winner for [[Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer|Best Costume Designer]]. She was nominated along with [[Prashanti Tipirneni]] for Best Costume Design at the [[42nd Saturn Awards]] and at the [[12th Asian Film Awards]] for ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' and ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]''.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Rama married [[S. S. Rajamouli]] in 2001, after the divorce of her previous marriage. Rajamouli adopted Karthikeya, Rama's son from her previous marriage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The epic love story of Baahubali director Rajamouli and Rama|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/the-epic-love-story-of-baahubali-director-rajamouli-and-rama|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref> The couple also has an adopted daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-10|title='Bahubali' Director S. S. Rajamouli, Turns 44. His Own Love Story With An Older Divorcee Woman & Their Subsequent Marriage Is No Less Than An Epic.|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-s-5717248-PHO.html|access-date=2020-12-04|website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|language=en}}</ref> Karthikeya is married to Pooja Prasad, niece of Telugu actor [[Jagapathi Babu]].<ref>{{Cite web|last3=Ist|date=28 December 2018|title=Baahubali director SS Rajamouli's son Karthikeya to marry Pooja Prasad in Jaipur|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/baahubali-director-ss-rajamouli-s-son-karthikeya-to-marry-pooja-prasad-in-jaipur-1418924-2018-12-28|access-date=2020-12-04|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
Rama married filmmaker [[S. S. Rajamouli]] in 2001, after the divorce of her previous marriage. Rajamouli calls her Chinni.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=23 June 2022 |title=Throwback Thursday: Did you know SS Rajamouli's wife Rama Rajamouli played small role in a TV show? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/throwback-thursday-did-you-know-ss-rajamoulis-wife-rama-rajamouli-played-small-role-in-a-tv-show/articleshow/92410282.cms |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Rajamouli adopted Karthikeya, Rama's son from her previous marriage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The epic love story of Baahubali director Rajamouli and Rama|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/the-epic-love-story-of-baahubali-director-rajamouli-and-rama|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref> The couple also has an adopted daughter Mayookha.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-10|title='Bahubali' Director S. S. Rajamouli, Turns 44. His Own Love Story with an Older Divorcee Woman & Their Subsequent Marriage Is No Less Than An Epic.|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-s-5717248-PHO.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010142726/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-s-5717248-PHO.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2017|access-date=2020-12-04|website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|language=en}}</ref> Karthikeya is married to Pooja Prasad, niece of actor [[Jagapathi Babu]].<ref>{{Cite web|last3=Ist|date=28 December 2018|title=Baahubali director SS Rajamouli's son Karthikeya to marry Pooja Prasad in Jaipur|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/baahubali-director-ss-rajamouli-s-son-karthikeya-to-marry-pooja-prasad-in-jaipur-1418924-2018-12-28|access-date=2020-12-04|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Gangaraju Gunnam|Gunnam Gangaraju]] is her cousin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ethamukkala |first=Hemachandra |date=29 April 2022 |title=Ten Little Known Relationships in Tollywood |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/web-stories/ten-little-known-relationships-in-tollywood/photostory/91180382.cms |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
After marrying Rajamouli, she started her career with his film ''[[Sye (2004 film)|Sye]]'' (2004). Rama regularly works in her husband films as a costume designer and stylist. In an interview to [[TV9 Telugu|''TV9'']], Rama said that [[Amar Chitra Katha]] is her inspiration for costume designing in [[Baahubali (franchise)|''Baahubali'']]. For the film ''[[RRR (film)|RRR]],'' Rama became an additional dialogue writer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vyas|date=2020-08-17|title=Rama Rajamouli turns writer for RRR|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/tollywood-news-rama-rajamouli-turns-writer-for-rrr-movie-640002|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SS Rajamouli's wife Rama turns dialogue writer for the Ram Charan & Jr NTR starrer RRR|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/ss-rajamoulis-wife-rama-turns-dialogue-writer-ram-charan-jr-ntr-starrer-rrr-557197|access-date=2021-05-08|website=PINKVILLA|language=en}}</ref>
Initially Rama entered the industry in 2001 as an actor by doing various small roles in the [[Sitcom|TV sitcom]] ''[[Amrutham (TV series)|Amrutham]],'' created and produced by her cousin [[Gangaraju Gunnam]].<ref name=":6"/>


== Filmography ==
After marrying S. S. Rajamouli, she started her career as a costume designer with the film ''[[Student No.1|Student No. 1]]'' (2001). Rama regularly works in her husband films as a costume designer and stylist. In an interview to [[TV9 Telugu|''TV9'']], Rama said that [[Amar Chitra Katha]] is her inspiration for costume designing in [[Baahubali (franchise)|''Baahubali'']]. For the film ''[[RRR (film)|RRR]],'' Rama worked as an additional dialogue writer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vyas|date=2020-08-17|title=Rama Rajamouli turns writer for RRR|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/tollywood-news-rama-rajamouli-turns-writer-for-rrr-movie-640002|access-date=2021-05-07|website=thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SS Rajamouli's wife Rama turns dialogue writer for the Ram Charan & Jr NTR starrer RRR|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/ss-rajamoulis-wife-rama-turns-dialogue-writer-ram-charan-jr-ntr-starrer-rrr-557197|access-date=2021-05-08|website=PINKVILLA|date=18 August 2020|language=en|archive-date=6 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206204013/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/ss-rajamoulis-wife-rama-turns-dialogue-writer-ram-charan-jr-ntr-starrer-rrr-557197|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''As a costume designer and stylist'''
{| class="wikitable"


|+Key
She was invited to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Oscar-winning 'RRR' director SS Rajamouli invited to join the Academy Awards as a honorable member |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/oscar-winning-rrr-director-ss-rajamouli-invited-to-join-the-academy-awards-as-a-honorable-member-13786439.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=[[Firstpost]] |language=en-us}}</ref>
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}


== Filmography ==
{{pending films key}}
=== As a costume designer and stylist ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Rama Rajamouli film credits
|-
|-
!Year
! scope="col" | Year
!Film
! scope="col" | Film
!Notes
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|-
|-
|2001
|2001
|''[[Student No 1 (2001 film)|Student No 1]]''
|''[[Student No.1|Student No. 1]]''
|Debut Film
|Debut film
|-
|-
|2004
|2004
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|''[[Yamadonga]]''
|''[[Yamadonga]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajamouli's wife didn't like this blockbuster film of his|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/baahubali-director-ss-rajamouli-wife-rama-yamadonga-jr-ntr|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajamouli's wife didn't like this blockbuster film of his|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/baahubali-director-ss-rajamouli-wife-rama-yamadonga-jr-ntr|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|''[[Mitrudu]]''
|
|-
|-
|2009
|2009
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|-
|-
|2010
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''[[Maryada Ramanna]]''
|''[[Maryada Ramanna]]''
|
|
|-
|-
|2010
|[[Nagavalli (film)|''Nagavalli'']]
|[[Nagavalli (film)|''Nagavalli'']]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=How is Rajamouli related to 'Nagavalli'?|url=https://www.cinejosh.com/news/1/11846/how-is-rajamouli-related-to-nagavalli.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Cine Josh|language=english}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
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|2015
|2015
|''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]''
|''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]''
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Baahubali 2: For 5 Years, We Lived In Mahishmati, Says S S Rajamouli's Wife|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/baahubali-2-for-5-years-we-lived-in-mahishmati-says-s-s-rajamoulis-wife-1682787|access-date=2021-05-08|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Baahubali 2: For 5 Years, We Lived in Mahishmati, Says S S Rajamouli's Wife|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/baahubali-2-for-5-years-we-lived-in-mahishmati-says-s-s-rajamoulis-wife-1682787|access-date=2021-05-08|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
|''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]''
|''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=பாகுபலி படத்திற்கு ராஜமௌலியின் மனைவி ராமா அப்படி என்ன செய்துவிட்டார்!!|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/rama-rajamouli-behind-baahubali-film/articleshow/58275826.cms|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Samayam Tamil|language=ta}}</ref>
|<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|-
|2022
|2022
| style="background:#ffc;" | ''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]''{{dagger}}
| ''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]''
|also additional dialogue writer<ref name="Times Now">{{cite news|date=22 January 2019|title=SS Rajamouli begins shooting for the second schedule of RRR starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan|work=[[Times Now]]|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/ss-rajamouli-begin-shooting-for-the-second-schedule-of-rrr-starring-jr-ntr-and-ram-charan/351353}}</ref>
|also additional dialogue writer<ref name="Times Now">{{cite news|date=22 January 2019|title=SS Rajamouli begins shooting for the second schedule of RRR starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan|work=[[Times Now]]|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/ss-rajamouli-begin-shooting-for-the-second-schedule-of-rrr-starring-jr-ntr-and-ram-charan/351353}}</ref>
|-
|2027
|{{Pending film|[[Varanasi (2027 film)|Varanasi]]}}
|
|-
|}
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=== As actress ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of television appearances
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Network
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2001–2002
|[[Amrutham (TV series)|''Amrutham'']]
|Various
|[[Gemini TV]]
|<ref name=":6"/>
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== References ==
== References ==
<references />
{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Indian costume designers]]
[[Category:Indian costume designers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Artists from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Artists from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian women fashion designers]]
[[Category:Film people from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Film people from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu television]]
[[Category:Telugu actresses]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:S. S. Rajamouli]]


== External links ==


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Latest revision as of 16:41, 24 March 2026


Rama Rajamouli
Born14 July 1969 (1969-07-14) (age 57)
Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationCostume designer Film stylist
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2001)
Children2
Relatives
FamilySee Koduri family

Rama Rajamouli is an Indian costume designer and film stylist, who primarily works in Telugu cinema. Rama made her debut with the 2001 film Student No: 1. She is known for her work in the films Magadheera (2009), Eega (2012), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) and RRR (2022).

She is a three-time Nandi Award winner for Best Costume Designer. She was nominated along with Prashanti Tipirneni for Best Costume Design at the 42nd Saturn Awards and at the 12th Asian Film Awards for Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Rama married filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli in 2001, after the divorce of her previous marriage. Rajamouli calls her Chinni.[1] Rajamouli adopted Karthikeya, Rama's son from her previous marriage.[2] The couple also has an adopted daughter Mayookha.[3] Karthikeya is married to Pooja Prasad, niece of actor Jagapathi Babu.[4] Filmmaker Gunnam Gangaraju is her cousin.[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

Initially Rama entered the industry in 2001 as an actor by doing various small roles in the TV sitcom Amrutham, created and produced by her cousin Gangaraju Gunnam.[1]

After marrying S. S. Rajamouli, she started her career as a costume designer with the film Student No. 1 (2001). Rama regularly works in her husband films as a costume designer and stylist. In an interview to TV9, Rama said that Amar Chitra Katha is her inspiration for costume designing in Baahubali. For the film RRR, Rama worked as an additional dialogue writer.[6][7]

She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2024.[8]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

As a costume designer and stylist[edit | edit source]

List of Rama Rajamouli film credits
Year Film Notes
2001 Student No. 1 Debut film
2004 Sye
2005 Chatrapathi
2006 Vikramarkudu
2007 Yamadonga [9]
2009 Magadheera
2010 Maryada Ramanna
Nagavalli
2012 Eega
2015 Baahubali: The Beginning [10]
2017 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion [10]
2022 RRR also additional dialogue writer[11]
2027 Varanasi Not yet released

As actress[edit | edit source]

List of television appearances
Year Title Role Network Ref.
2001–2002 Amrutham Various Gemini TV [1]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year Award Category Work Result
2008 Nandi Awards Best Costume Designer Yamadonga Won
2009 Best Costume Designer Magadheera Won
2016 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Costume Designer Baahubali: The Beginning Won
2016 Saturn Awards Best Costume Design Nominated
2017 Nandi Awards Best Costume Designer Won
2018 Asian Film Awards Best Costume Design Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Throwback Thursday: Did you know SS Rajamouli's wife Rama Rajamouli played small role in a TV show?". The Times of India. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "The epic love story of Baahubali director Rajamouli and Rama". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "'Bahubali' Director S. S. Rajamouli, Turns 44. His Own Love Story with an Older Divorcee Woman & Their Subsequent Marriage Is No Less Than An Epic". Dainik Bhaskar. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Baahubali director SS Rajamouli's son Karthikeya to marry Pooja Prasad in Jaipur". India Today. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Ethamukkala, Hemachandra (29 April 2022). "Ten Little Known Relationships in Tollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Vyas (17 August 2020). "Rama Rajamouli turns writer for RRR". thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "SS Rajamouli's wife Rama turns dialogue writer for the Ram Charan & Jr NTR starrer RRR". PINKVILLA. 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Oscar-winning 'RRR' director SS Rajamouli invited to join the Academy Awards as a honorable member". Firstpost. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Rajamouli's wife didn't like this blockbuster film of his". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Baahubali 2: For 5 Years, We Lived in Mahishmati, Says S S Rajamouli's Wife". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "SS Rajamouli begins shooting for the second schedule of RRR starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan". Times Now. 22 January 2019.

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