SS Rajamouli and Ishan Shukla Present Animated Spinoff 'Baahubali: The Eternal War' at Annecy Festival
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Melanie Goodfellow
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At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, SS Rajamouli and director Ishan Shukla presented a work-in-progress look at 'Baahubali: The Eternal War,' a CGI animated spinoff of the blockbuster Baahubali franchise. The film follows the murdered Prince Baahubali as he enters the afterlife and joins an eternal war across 14 realms. The presentation highlighted the technical challenges of animating a realistic version of actor Prabhas, who played the role in the live-action films, and showcased the ambitious scope of bringing the franchise's epic scale to animation.
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· 3 pulledThe challenge of animating Prabhas was immense because his presence on screen is so iconic — we had to capture not just his likeness but his energy and charisma.
This is not just a continuation of the story; it's a whole new visual language for the Baahubali universe.
The afterlife in Baahubali is a vast, unexplored realm, and we wanted to give it the same epic treatment that the live-action films gave to the mortal world.
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