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The first part of \"Baahubali\" tasted stupendous success and ahead of the release of the second installment, a game based on the magnum opus is in development. 

Mumbai: The first part of "Baahubali" tasted stupendous success and ahead of the release of the second installment, a game based on the magnum opus is in development.

Mark Skaggs, who is the creator of FarmVille and Lord of the Rings games is in talks with director SS Rajamouli. "Mark Skaggs (from Moonfrog Labs) creator of FarmVille and Lord of the Rings games (among others) discussing the creation of Baahubali mobile game with SS Rajamouli.

"Exciting stuff coming your way... Stay tuned!" a post on the official page of "Baahaubalui" read. "Baahubali", as a franchise, has gone beyond cinema. It's being made into a novel, comics and even an animated series.

"Baahubali: The Beginning" released in 2015 and its starred Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah. Rajamouli is currently busy with the post-production of "Baahubali: The Conclusion", which is slated for release on April 28.

Even before the sequel of his magnum opus hits screens, Rajamouli is already planning to keep himself busy after the second part of the epic drama releases in April.

The National Award-winning director is reportedly considering making a film on mythological epic Mahabharata, which also inspired his Baahubali: The Beginning. But what's interesting is that Rajamouli wants to have an ensemble cast headlined by megastar Rajinikanth, and also featuring superstar Aamir Khan and Malayalam star Mohanlal, reported Bollywood Life.

"He is thrilled about Mahabharata," it quoted a source as saying. However, the director has not yet assigned roles for the three actors.

Rajamouli has reportedly zeroed in on a cast comprising actors from Bollywood and the southern film industry because he wants the film to cater to a wider audience. Rajamouli’s ambitious project will reportedly be shot in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

Earlier last year, Aamir Khan confessed that that he is a "huge fan" of the director and that he would love to collaborate with him. Surprisingly, the 51-year-old actor mentioned a probable movie on Mahabharata in his statement.

"I'm a huge fan of Rajamouli's work and if he ever plans to make Mahabharata, I'd love to play Krishna or Karna. I might actually go with Krishna," he had said.

This is the first time Aamir Khan and Rajinikanth will share screen space together. Ahead of the release of Dangal, Aamir revealed that he missed a possible collaboration with Rajinikanth. Aamir, who approached Rajinikanth to dub for Dangal, said:

Baahubali: The Beginning continues to be the highest grossing south Indian film.

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