India, Nov. 1 -- Actor Tamannaah Bhatia's popular love song from the Baahubali franchise will not be included in Baahubali: The Epic, a film which combines both parts of the series. The news sparked a wave of reactions across social media. Now, filmmaker SS Rajamouli has addressed the decision, explaining the reasoning behind the song's omission.

In a promotional chat with Prabhas and Rana Daggubati, SS Rajamouli revealed that many scenes did not make it into the new version, and shared the reason behind it.

"By merging both parts and removing the rolling titles, the total duration would have been around five hours and 27 minutes. The current version, however, runs for three hours and 43 minutes. Major portions that were removed include...