SS Rajamouli Makes Surprise Cameo In Hideo Kojima's Video Game Death Stranding 2 Along With Son Karthikeya (VIDEO)

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli took his fans by surprise by making a cameo in the video game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, created by popular Japanese developer Hideo Kojima. His son Karthikeya also appeared alongside him as The Adventurer and Adventurer's son, respectively. The game is set to release on June 26 this year globally on PlayStation 5.

On March 14, Hideo Kojima released a trailer of Death Stranding 2: On the beach and said, "We have released the latest trailer for "DEATH STRANDING 2 ON THE BEACH. I edited it myself with the worldview, era, theme, story, characters, gameplay, music, the connection to the first game, and its evolution as a sequel in mind. I have incorporated various hints and puzzle pieces throughout. Please enjoy the time leading up to the release of the game by watching it many times and reflect and discuss it."

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#DeathStranding2 x #SSRajamouli ✨
Here’s the full video of the surprise cameo you didn’t see coming! 🎮🎬
Rajamouli as The Adventurer
Karthikeya as The Adventurer’s Son 🌍
▶️pic.twitter.com/gofq5opXpg@ssrajamouli @ssk1122#SSMB29 #DeathStranding2

— Mr.Narada (@Naradavibes) June 25, 2025

S S Rajamouli in Death Stranding 2 🔥 https://t.co/H2r1r1L12I pic.twitter.com/xBPLmCdwh2

— Srinivas (@SriSpree) June 24, 2025

Wtf 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

Rajamouli Cameo in Hideo Kojima's

Death Stranding - 2

DS2 official release on 26 June 🎯

Rajamouli garu at his peak 🥳#DS2 🥳 #DeathStranding2 #PS5 pic.twitter.com/VrXbRdIeaO

— ⚡®️𝙖𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣 ⚡𝘼𝘽𝙎𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙏𝙀 ©️𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙈𝘼 (@Absolutlycinema) June 24, 2025

What a moment 🤌🏾🔥#SSRajamouli making a cameo in Death Stranding — the worlds of cinema and gaming colliding in the most epic way!
From Baahubali to Kojima’s universe — the global impact is REAL.

Goosebumps stuff! 🙌

We see you too @ssk1122 🙂‍↔️🤌🏾@ssrajamouli pic.twitter.com/0wlLhqJkiZ

— Thyview (@Thyview) June 24, 2025

It all started in April this year when Hideo Kojima posted a picture of himself with a visual of S S Rajamouli and S S Karthikeya on a screen behind him on X. He wrote,"With director S.S. Rajamouli and his son and producer, S.S. Karthikeya."

Director S.S. Rajamouli visited KJP!!! We have scanned him. RRR🔥🔥🔥🚀🚀🚀👍🐯 pic.twitter.com/rcyatlnXnS

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) October 20, 2022

Karthikeya quoted this tweet of Hideo Kojima and wrote, "Beyond excited for this."

Beyond excited for this ❤️ https://t.co/q1DvTXCK5r

— S S Karthikeya (@ssk1122) April 30, 2025

Reportedly, SS Rajamouli and Hideo Kojima have been in talks since 2022, when Rajamouli visited Japan during the promotional tour of his global blockbuster RRR. During that trip, he had the opportunity to meet Kojima in person.

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