Rajamouli not sure if he would helm film on RSS scripted by his dad

Wellknown filmmaker SS Rajamouli has said that he is not sure if he would direct a film on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS the script of which has been penned by his father and Rajya Sabha MP Vijayendra PrasadIn an interview to an international publication the RRR and Baahubali director said while he would be honoured to direct the story he is not sure if his father had written this script for some other organisation or producerTerming the story as a beautiful human and emotional drama Rajamouli also revealed that he cried many times while reading itVijayendra Prasad who had written the stories for the blockbusters RRR and Baahubali is currently working on a film about the RSSPrasad who is a member of Rajya Sabha had said in August last year that that he was going to helm both a film and a web series glorifying the RSSThe screenwriter heaped praise on the RSS and said that his formerly negative opinion about the organisation had changed since he was roped in to write a film on itAlso ReadExclusive video Bigg Boss 16s Shiv Thakare on plans for his big screen debutRajamouli however said in the interview that he is not too aware of the RSSI have obviously heard of the organisation but I dont know how it was formed what its exact beliefs are how it has developed and all that he saidThe filmmaker however said that he read his fathers scriptIt is extremely emotional I cried many times while reading that script The scripts drama made me cry but that reaction has got nothing to do with the history part of the story he saidWhen asked if he would direct the movie he said he is not sureRajamouli said First of all I dont know whether that would be possible because I dont know if my father has written this script for some other organisation people or producerStill as for the question I dont have a definite answer I would be honoured to direct the story because its such a beautiful human and emotional drama But Im not sure about the scripts implications Im not saying that it would cause either a negative or a positive impact For the first time Im not sureIt was in 2018 that there were reports about Vijayendra Prasad writing a film on RSS It was reported that the film will highlight the contributions made by KB Hedgewar MS Golwalkar Veer Savarkar KS Sudarshan and Mohan Bhagwat to the organisationAt a book launch event of RSS leader Ram Madhav in Vijayawada on August 16 2022 Prasad had confessed that until three or four years ago he did not know much about the RSS and that like many others he believed that they killed Mahatma GandhiPrasad had said But four years ago they asked me to write a film on RSS As I was being paid for it I went to Nagpur and met Mohan Bhagwat I stayed there for a day and understood for the first time what RSS is I felt a lot of remorse that I wasnt aware of such a great organisation for so longIn July last year Prasad was nominated to Rajya Sabha The BJPled government said that he has been instrumental in instilling cultural pride and nationalistic spirit through cinemaHailing from Andhra Pradesh Prasad has written stories for many Telugu and Hindi moviesHis notable works include some of the highestgrossing Indian movies such as Baahubali series RRR and Bajrangi BhaijaanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever