Rana Daggubati is currently sharing screen space with Anushka in two of his films, SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali and Gunasekhar’s Rudramadevi. Both are historical films and bi-lingual (Tamil, Telugu). Rana plays the villain role in Baahubali whereas in Rudramadevi he plays a supporting role. “There is a joke in the industry now that when it comes to a historical or a period film, Anushka and I are the first ones to get the call,” remarks Rana wittily.
“Anushka pays a great deal of attention to detail and is very disciplined. Gunasekhar had once even mentioned how lucky he was to have someone like Anushka to carry off a role of a queen and even handle weapons like the way she does,” gushes Rana about his co-star.