RRR director SS Rajamouli lauds THIS milestone decision by the Academy Awards

Indian filmmaker SS Rajamouli who put Indian cinema on the global map with his movie RRR and Baahubali has lauded Academy Awards latest decision He wholeheartedly welcomed the Academyrsquos decision to create a new annual award to recognise achievement in Stunt Design The category will come into effect from 2028 celebrating films released in 2027What added to Rajamoulirsquos joy was the fact that the Academy chose to use a still from one of his films lsquoRRRrsquo in its announcement on the introduction of a new category for stuntsThe Academy announces stunt design categorySharing the announcement with a poster made of three film stills they wrote Stunts have always been part of the magic of movies Now theyrsquore part of the OscarsldquoThe Academy has created a new annual award for Achievement in Stunt Designmdashbeginning with the 100th Oscars in 2028 honoring films released in 2027rdquoResponding to this tweet of The Academy Rajamouli wrote ldquoAt last After a 100 year wait Ecstatic for the new Oscars stunt design category for the films releasing in 2027 Huge thanks to David Leitch Chris OrsquoHara and the stunt community for making this historic recognition possible and to TheAcademy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang for honouring the power of stunt workrdquoHe completed the tweet saying ldquoThrilled to see RRRMoviersquos action visual shining in the announcementrdquoAt lastAfter a 100 year wait Ecstatic for the new Oscars stunt design category for the films releasing in 2027 Huge thanks to David Leitch Chris OrsquoHara and the stunt community for making this historic recognition possible and to TheAcademy CEO Bill Kramer andhellip httpstcoQWrUjuYU2Imdash rajamouli ss ssrajamouli April 11 2025David Leitch led the initiativeDirector and producer David Leitch led the initiative on behalf of the stunt community to institute the new official Oscar categoryLeitch had a special association with this category as he started his career as a stunt performer in the film industry before foraying into direction He stunt coordinator and designer Chris OHara of Stunts Unlimited and others made several presentations to the Academy leading to the Board of Governors approving the new awards category todaySince the early days of cinema stunt design has been an integral part of filmmaking We are proud to honor the innovative work of these technical and creative artists and we congratulate them for their commitment and dedication in reaching this momentous occasion said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang as quoted by VarietyAs per the outlet the category rules for eligibility and voting for the inaugural award will be announced in 2027 with the complete 100th Academy Awards RulesSS Rajamoulis work frontAt present the director is working on a film with Telugu star Mahesh Babu that is being tentatively referred to as SSMB29A considerable portion of the film which is being made on a lavish budget was shot at Odisha The film apart from Mahesh Babu features Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran among others The film an action adventure with some amount of history and mythology is expected to be released in 2027atOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params