Film producer Boney Kapoor revealed that 'Baahubali' producer Shobu Yarlagadda lied to SS Rajamouli about Sridevi's demands and remuneration. "I think the producer never told Rajamouli about the offer they had made. They told him that she wants the entire floor of the hotel; she wants a certain entourage," he added. Rajamouli approached Sridevi for the role of Sivagami.