Even as Baahubali 2 is creating records, the writer Vijayendra Prasad is interested in scripting a film on the Maratha warrior king Shivaji.

“I love his heroism,” he says. In the meantime, the writer of the blockbuster costume drama is making his TV debut with the Hindi serial Aarambh that dates back to the early days of civilisation.

The serial deals with the clash between Dravidians and Aryans.