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Page to Screen | Author Speak

Anand Neelakantan straddles print, movies and television. He's developing a three-book prequel to Baahubali, for instance, and the first of the lot, The Rise of Sivagami, will soon be a Netflix series. He spoke with India Today about translating the page to the screen.

Q: Several of your books have been adapted for movies and television series. How do you feel about seeing your words come to life on screen?

In the present era, what could be more satisfying than writing stories that get adapted to films and web series? I feel elated, it is a dream come

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