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‘With Varanasi, SS Rajamouli has gone to the next level’: KK Senthil Kumar on how Kattappa killed Baahubali scene was improvised

If you take a closer look at the body of work of cinematographer KK Senthil Kumar, particularly his long-standing collaboration with SS Rajamouli across films such as Magadheera, Eega, the Baahubali franchise, and RRR, a recurring visual grammar begins to emerge. There is a consistent preference for soft lighting, a choice that seamlessly complements the larger-than-life storytelling of these tentpole mass entertainers. “Everyone has a certain way of lighting and certain likes and dislikes.

The silhouette of Rana Daggubati in the famous scene was improvised on the spot

The silhouette of Rana Daggubati in the famous scene was improvised on the spot

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Key Highlights

  • Personally, I like soft light because in soft light your skin starts looking good.
  • And when you’re doing a commercial film, people come to watch the actors, so they have to look good in whatever situation it is.
  • That’s one of the prime requirements when you’re doing popular cinema,” he tells SCREEN in an exclusive chat.
  • He tells that for him, soft lighting is not simply an aesthetic indulgence, it is very much functional, purposeful, and rooted in storytelling logic.
  • Perhaps it is this quality that makes his lighting feel invisible; you rarely find yourself questioning its source.
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Sources

  1. ‘With Varanasi, SS Rajamouli has gone to the next level’: KK Senthil Kumar on how Kattappa killed Baahubali scene was improvised

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