Ace director SS Rajamouli has been nominated for prestigious CNN-IBN India-2012 award. He is the only South Indian to have been nominated for this award in the category of Entertainment. He was selected for his directorial performance in 'Eega' movie. Many bollywood personalities such as Irfan Khan, Amir Khan for Satyamev Jayate, Sridevi were nominated for this award.
Starred by Nani, Samantha and Sudeep, 'Eega' did good business in all the southern states.However, the movie's Hindi version 'Makkhi' could not do well at the bollywood box office. Rajamouli is currently working on the script of his forthcoming movie in the combo of Prabhas. This movie is expected to go to floors soon.