Krish Jagarlamudi On Gautamiputra Satakarni: We Don’t Know Our History

During the event of the audio launch of Gautamiputra Satakarni, the director of the film, Krish Jagarlamudi became all emotional. But self-reliance manifestly stemmed from the work contentment on the milestone 100th film of Balakrishna. However, the sentiment triggered from the fact that he’s narrating the story of a Satavahana monarch about whom people are not aware of.

The 39-year-old director said, “It’s surprising how we don’t know our history. Not many of us know who Gautamiputra Satakarni is. In Maharashtra, they know him as the person Chatrapati Shivaji was asked to look up to by his mother.. Even the Tamilians know him as the great Nootruvar Kannar. But we don’t know him!” said the director further adding, “His kingdom’s Simhadwara was at Kotilingala in Karimnagar, and his capital was in Amaravati; his reign spread as far as Himachal Pradesh. I keep telling my team that if this man was a Greek man, several movies would have been made on him and probably won a few Oscars too. I am really happy to be bringing to life the story of this great man, his achievements and his glory on the big screen.”

While talking about the movie, Jagarlamudi has revealed that it was very difficult for him to fetch information about the king as there isn’t much written about the King. The audio launch was held at a place in Tirupati. Along with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Hema Malini, Shriya Saran, and Boyapati Srinu also graced the occasion with their presence.

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Source: hindustantimes.com