SS Rajamouli's name added to France's Institute Lumière 'Wall of Filmmakers'
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Mumbai: Acclaimed filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli has achieved another milestone after receiving a plaque bearing his name on the prestigious 'Wall of Filmmakers' (Mur des Cinéastes) at Institut Lumière in France.
Marking the special occasion, the RRR director shared an emotional note on social media, expressing his gratitude for the honour.
Sharing his experience on Instagram, Rajamouli wrote, "Visited the Lumière Museum and the screening room where Eega and RRR were screened to a full house in Lyon, France."
He further revealed that Thierry Frémaux, director of the Institut Lumière and the Cannes Film Festival, had arranged a surprise for him.
"Thierry Frémaux, the director of the Institut Lumière and the Cannes Film Festival, was gracious enough to introduce me. Then he said he had planned a surprise and walked me through the very street where cinema was born. I was already emotional for everything that was happening around me. And there is this wall full of plaques. Names of legends like Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, Francis Ford Coppola… and then I noticed a plate covered with a red cloth. My mind went blank. I don't even know what to say for the honour of having my name permanently placed on the Mur des Cinéastes, along with the greats. Only gratitude. Deeply, deeply humbled. Thank you @institut.lumiere for a memory I will carry for a lifetime," he wrote.
This is the second major honour Rajamouli has received in France in recent times. Earlier, the Baahubali filmmaker was honoured with a permanent seat bearing his name at the Cinémathèque Française in recognition of his contribution to cinema.
At the time, Rajamouli had shared another heartfelt message, saying, "Having me here in Paris and screening my films is itself an honour for me. But a sweet surprise I never saw coming. It is a feeling I cannot fully put into words. To have a permanent place in the halls of one of the world's most legendary film institutions, named after the great Henri Langlois himself, is something I will carry with me forever."
With IANS inputs