Did you know that the role of Sivagami was first offered to actress Sridevi? And how Ramya got the part is quite a controversial tale. Film director SS Rajamouli and producer Sobhu Yarlagadda first approached actress Sridevi to play the role of the fierce matriarchal queen Sivagami in Baahubali.
Her image ascended to such peaks that she was entrusted with the role of the antagonist in superstar Rajinikanth’s all-time blockbuster Padayappa. Notably, her character in it possessed an equally towering and commanding presence as the protagonist.