SS Rajamouli is the only South Indian nominee for CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2012 in the Entertainment category. Ascribe it to Eega! The maverick director's has been nominated for his innovative super hit film Eega (Nani and Samantha), which had a house fly in the lead role.
Other nominee's in this category include Aamir Khan & Team Satyamev Jayate, Irrfan Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Sridevi and Vidya Balan.
Remember, SS Rajamouli's graphic extravaganza Eega has made it to the elite club. Eega is the only Telugu film that has made it the list of 18 other films selected by the Film Federation of India for the Oscars for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category.