![]() ![]() How is your relationship with him?ĪKR: We were always good friends. Sri: I think you worked with Chiranjeevi for more than twenty films. Also, the heroine getting married to someone else in the film was not taken well by many. But, by the time Veta hit the theaters, they were already expecting to see something. What went wrong with the latter?ĪKR: That’s because people didn’t have any expectations for Khaidi. But then, in the same combination, Veta based on another English film was a disaster. Sri: Your film Khaidi with Chiranjeevi, which has a story based on the English film Rambo, was a super hit. Goonda with Chiranjeevi for Rajyalakshmi Arts banner etc. was based on novels too. ![]() With Krishna, I made Rama Rajyamlo Bheema Raju based on Vasundhara’s novel. All the movies that I did for Creative Commercials were based on Yandamuri’s novels. Sri: Most of your films were out of novels…ĪKR: Yes, I did films based on novels with nearly all heroes of those times. Sri: In Krishnam Raju’s Pralaya Rudrudu that followed, the song kumkuma poosina aakaSamaa… has the mark of Raghavendra Rao!ĪKR: (Laughs) Of course, yeah! I was still new, and I also assisted Raghavendra Rao for so many years that some such mark is inevitably found. So we did Kiraayi Rowdy-lu, which was also a hit. Sri: …And at the 100-day celebrations of the film, you announced another film in the same combo…ĪKR: Yeah! After Nyaayam Kaavaali, we wanted to do a film with more emphasis on the technical aspects. The film was received so well that it went on to become a super hit! … When the film was released, Chiranjeevi and I went to Vijayawada to see the audience’s response. I did those scenes, albeit reluctantly, without following any standard procedures and protocols. Personally, I do not like court dramas, but Sarada gaaru and Kranthi gaaru encouraged me to do those for the movie. We made a lot of changes to translate the plot on to celluloid. Sri: Tell me about your second film Nyaayam Kaavaali.ĪKR: While doing Sandhya, Kranthi gaaru approached me with the novel Kotta Malupu, which was published in the periodical Chatura. While Sandhya was still in making, there was a marriage in Sree Lingamurthy’s house, which several distributors attended, saw the rushes for Sandhya, and bought distribution rights for all areas right away! The film was a decent hit at the box office. Did you plan it that way?ĪKR: Yes, I felt that a remake would be less risky than a straight film. Sri: Interestingly, both these films, Ram Robert Raheem and Sandhya, are remakes. I was crestfallen, but Lakshmana Rao gaaru of Laxmi publicities encouraged me, called the producers to inform that he’d finance a film that I’d direct. He recommended my name to Uppalapati Satyanarayana who was making the film, but Navayuga (distributor) backed off, suspecting that it’d be risky to invest in the project if it’s directed by a debutant. What exactly happened?ĪKR: True! I was supposed to direct Ram Robert Raheem (remake of the Hindi flick Amar Akbar Anthony) with Krishna gaaru. Sri: Before your first film Sandhya was released, I heard that you lost a couple of opportunities as a director. I continued to work for the Hindi version of the film, and that too was a good hit of those times.ĪKR: Yes! Raghavendra Rao became a director soon after, and I continued to work for both Raghavendra Rao and Madhusudana Rao gaaru. Madhusudana Rao gaaru After that, he went back to his father K.S. Pullayya ( Ardhangi, Jayabheri, etc.) and Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao ( Pandava Vanavasam), etc. by that time, isn’t it?ĪKR: Yes, he did, but he also worked for Manushulu Maaraali with V. Sri: Raghavendra Rao already worked with veterans like P. Raghavendra Rao took his place from then. ![]() Reddy gaaru got a chance as a director and K. Chandrashekar Reddy himself is a director! Why did you not join him instead?!ĪKR: He wasn’t a director by then – he was an associate to V. When I searching for roles, he helped me and I stayed with him. Chandrashekar Reddy and I belong to the same village. How could you find success in that?ĪKR: P. Sri: Even getting a chance as a director is not an easy thing. AKR: (laughs) Indeed, I came to Madras to become a hero! But I didn’t get any chances in films, and I eventually landed in the direction department. ![]()
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