“S. S. Rajamouli,” who rose to popularity nationwide with “
Eega
” became an international icon with “Baahubali.” Now, the maverick director is stepping in the successful 16th year of his film career as a director in Tollywood. The director became nostalgic and wanted to share it with his friends and fans. He took to his official social networking page and posted, “15 years since my debut as a director. 25 years since I joined as an editing assistant. Sounds a long time ago. Doesn’t feel like it, though.” Rajamouli made his debut as a director in Student No 1 with “
N T Rama Rao Jr
,” which is the first film of Tarak too. Rajamouli also stated, “I credit the success of Student No.1 largely to Pridhiviteja's script and MMK's music. You can see Tarak's good work in few scenes, but he was still budding as an actor. My direction was very amateurish at its best except maybe for the interval sequence. When we went for the Vijayayathra, I saw how people started embracing and accepting Tarak. Masses and even old people used to throng to see this 19-year-old boy. That was quite an experience. All of us, newcomers, who were associated with the film are quite lucky to get that chance.”