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Makuta VFX's Pete Draper discusses Working with S.S. Rajamouli, RRR Director

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 It is the final product of director S.S. Rajamouli's dazzling usage of computer-generated effects the RRRis on its path to becoming the most acclaimed Indian blockbuster in 2022. Beginning with the violent CGI fly-in Eega (2012) and continuing through the fantastical scenery of Baahubali (2015-2017) as well as the revolutionary war of the jungle cat in RRR, Rajamouli has overseen some of the most stunningly artistic films in the 20th century. He was able to accomplish this with the help of Makuta VFX, who have worked on every Rajamouli film in some capacity prior to Magadheera(2009). I talked to Makuta the Division Manager of Makuta VFX and Chief Tech Director Pete Draper, about his move to England to Hyderabad as well as the process involved in setting up an VFX store in India and how it's doing Rajamouli's epic films. FilmmakerWhat are your experiences in the field of visual effects? how did it lead to your move to England in England to Hyderabad and the formation of Mak