The show must go on
K. Raghavendra Rao, the director with the midas touch is not seen much in filmi functions these days. Is he busy with story discussions or the script work with JK Bharavi? The success of Sree Ramadasu has inspired the director to think of Pandurangadu but sources say that Balakrishna will be working with Krishna Vamsi immediately after Okka Magadu. Bharavi’s dream is Jesus Christ and he publicly expressed his opinion and embarrased Nagarjuna. KRR is not a person to announce a mythological film and then shelve it, he’d rather wait and begin the film even if it means that he has to surmount many obstacles. He was even hospitalised when Sri Ramadasu was about to take off and when the heroines Jyotika, Kamalini played truant. But see the result he came up with a winner.
Raghavendra Rao did dish out some disasters like Subash Chandra Bose which was touted to be his 101st film. Even the pucca commercial Nitin-Trisha movie (Allari Bullodu)Â became a dud. One should at the same time not forget the projects that were kick started with him at the helm like Gangotri, Rajakumarudu, Student No. 1, etc. We hear that the director is more keen to do mythological films and and his family is upset because he has been postponing his retirement plans. His family is concerned about his health and wants him to do less strenuous work but you can never confine his creativity and passion for cinema within the four walls. Sree Ramadasu was supposed to be his last but now we can say for sure that Pandurangadu will not be his last. The show must go on.
