Far and above the commercial response for Baahubali 1 - The Beginning, some of the belligerent critics were so keen at attacking SS Rajamouli when there was a time Krish directed Gauthami Puthra Satakarni promotional material was unveiled. Major concern of those critics was, Krish did a far better job wrapping GPSK in less than 1 year while Rajamouli took years and years of time sculpting Baahubali two parts?
Yes, they were right to an extent as Jakkanna-Krish interview overemphasized on swift production techniques followed by Krish and then Jakkanna wowed before the cameras. After GPSK release, the inner matter was let out because same critics lashed out indiscriminately at weak CG and feeble camera work. Whatsoever, GPSK stood out highest grosser in Balayya Babu’s career and thanks to first Telugu dynasty Satavahana sentiment.
Fast forward by few more months, we are now standing on a new technical and commercial benchmark called Baahubali 2 from where every film looks like a tiny ant.
One of an anonymous critic sharing Baahubali 2 views was indirectly accepting a mistake. He said, Rajamouli can’t be compared with any Indian director, may it be Krish or Gunasekhar or even Sanjay Leela Bhansali. How foolish was it to strike a common chord between GPSK with Baahubali? On any given technical or emotional or budget aspects, GPSK stands no match to Baahubali.