S.S. Rajamouli's 'Baahubali' and its sequel 'Baahubali: The Conclusion' went on to become the highest-grossing Indian films ever worldwide and also received allround critical praise all around the globe. it is no exaggeration to state that these films made the world sit up and notice that India can deliver big-budget wholesome entertainers on par with Hollywood.

The 'Baahubali' films written by Vijayendra Prasad with music by M.M. Keeravani had the ensemble cast of Prabhas, Rana Daggubatti, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Nasser, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj in the main roles.

Now a backstory of Rajamata Sivakami played by Ramya Krishnan is being made as a 9 episode web series for Netflix with the original producers Ark Media and Rajamouli also involved. The much-coveted role of Sivakami has been bagged by actress Wamiqa Gabbi.

Wamiqa Gabbi has acted in several Hindi films and was also the female lead in Gitanjali Selvaraghavan's 'Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam' written by Selvaraghavan.