Here’s How Rajamouli Got His Moniker ‘Jakkanna’!
'Jakkanna,' as he is known among his colleagues, was given the name long before it became fashionable. Here's how the Ace director got his name Jakkanna. rajamouli has a strong friendship with actor Rajiv Kanakala, he portrayed an antagonist in Rajamouli's film Student No. 1, which starred jr ntr and became NTR's first major blockbuster. rajiv kanakala noted Rajamouli's strong vision on every detail of the movie during the filming of Student No.1.
Rajiv Kanakala was enamoured with Rajamouli's art and gave him the moniker "Jakkanna," a renowned sculptor from the period of the Hoysala Empire in South India. From then his moniker Jakkanna went on to become popular. rajiv kanakala revealed this in a chat with a news outlet after the premiere of Baahubali 2.