SS Rajamouli Receives Leon Cakoff Career Award at São Paulo Film Festival
The acclaimed filmmaker was recognised at the 50th Sao Paulo International Film Festival, where RRR received an enthusiastic response and the teaser of his upcoming film Varanasi was unveiled.
SAO PAULO, Oct 21: Acclaimed Indian filmmaker S S Rajamouli has received the Leon Cakoff Career Award at the 50th Sao Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil, where his blockbuster RRR was screened with Portuguese subtitles and earned an enthusiastic response from the audience.
The screening was organised by Mostra, the agency behind the festival, and attended by Preetham S, Acting Consul General of India in Sao Paulo, along with an Indian delegation led by Kanchan Prasad, Director General of the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC).
Named after the festival’s founder, the Leon Cakoff Career Award honours distinguished personalities who have made significant contributions to culture and the audiovisual industry.
The Indian delegation also presented the teaser of Rajamouli’s forthcoming film Varanasi, as part of efforts to expand the reach of Indian cinema across Latin America.
According to a post shared by the Consulate General of India in Sao Paulo, the teaser received a warm response from Brazilian audiences. The screening of RRR and the presentation of the upcoming film highlighted India’s growing cultural presence through cinema.
The delegation also invited Brazilian audiences to attend the second edition of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES), scheduled to take place in Mumbai next year.
Released in 2022, RRR stars N T Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan as two revolutionaries who fight British colonial rule in a fictionalised historical narrative. The film achieved international recognition, with its song Naatu Naatu winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2023.
Rajamouli’s next directorial venture, Varanasi, features Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran in key roles.
