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     Redplanet Junior Artist Username: Redplanet Post Number: 115 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 96.32.1.229 Rating: |
I see a pure hatred in this persons reviews. I bet you prove me wrong. | ||
| Gotcha Comedian Username: Gotcha Post Number: 1250 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 24.1.161.76 Rating: N/A |
radha meeda base chesadu kaani name lo matiki chowdary petadu (bhavani chowdary), anduke appatlo ardam kaledu evarini base chesadu ani. | ||
| Redplanet Junior Artist Username: Redplanet Post Number: 108 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 96.32.1.229 Rating: N/A |
Maa bamma cheppadi How beutiful her village was in 1929. Ento ee RGV fans tapana.. they always go back to stone-age. | ||
| Kkd Side Hero Username: Kkd Post Number: 7600 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 170.61.20.242 Rating: N/A |
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| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3114 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
Sleuths of the city task force busted on Wednesday, an inter-state fake educational certificates racket having international links. Police apprehended eight persons including two Sudanese nationals and seized 500 fake certificates that were to be dispatched to various buyers including some foreign nationals. Police suspects that some employees of certain universities in the north are also involved. According to the deputy commissioner of police (task force), Mr B. Kamalasan Reddy, this is the biggest fake certificate racket the task force has ever busted. He said, âthe gang has so far sold nearly 400 certificates and we seized 500 more fake certificates. Some of the prospective customers are from East African countries like Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen and Somalia.â More then 60 per cent of the certificates were sold to foreign nationals and the certificates were used to get jobs in European countries, Enti Pavala...ide naa mee Iropa desala ghanatha...  | ||
| Unorthodox Comedian Username: Unorthodox Post Number: 1258 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 151.151.21.100 Rating: N/A |
avunaa! teliyaka anvasarangaa oka paavu ganta waste chesukunnane... Cinema for the larger audiences can not be poetic--Andrei Tarkovysky | ||
| Pavala Side Hero Username: Pavala Post Number: 3106 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 85.83.83.61 Rating: N/A |
 already last week kkd same matter post sesio.... Annai, ee RGV band maak Kkd vaaraniki oka saari Gemini TV dubbing serial esinattlu yesthunnaadu... Yevadu boora voodhithey Pamulannee bussumani puttalo nundi bhayataku vasthaayo, vaade Pavala | ||
| Unorthodox Comedian Username: Unorthodox Post Number: 1257 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 151.151.21.100 Rating: N/A |
Pavala, cinematographer gaa Rasool saanaa vishayam unnodu...as a director he doesn;t have script sense...he should stop directing... Like to add some more background to Shiva movie: RGV, a civil engineer from Sidhdhardha, after graduation joined a small time construction company for Rs 900 a month and he worked in that for a few months, I guess 8 or 9. He had to this partly because his father did not want him to enter films and wanted him to get a job in engineering line... This was the time when TV was just beginning to become popular and video market was booming...there were no private TV channels at that time and Ramu opened a video renting shop in hyderabad. I think he said he was making around Rs 10,000 in those days...interest in films was always there since engineering days, now with the library he has got more access to hollywood flicks and also he could view his favourites many times free of cost... It is this environment that gave him a confidence that he wanted to be a film maker...he once said the person he most admires is himself and the most enjoyable moments in his life are when he decided to become a film maker....with access to lot of films and urge to watch them multiple times...he had a faint idea for shiva and the idea kept brewing and growing... Second factor: His father Krishnam Raju, who passed away around 94, was a sound engineer at Annapoorna Studios and was very much respected by Akkineni Nageswararao...Ramu then became a friend of Nag and Surendra, through his father...it's said that Nag and Ramu got so close, they used to smoke together in Annapoorna studios...I am not sure if Nag and Ramu know each other before this period, though his father was working there for quite some time... Technically people may say Ramu never assisted anyone...but he was visiting the shooting floors of Collector gaari abbayi, and RAvu gaari illu--I guess both of them were directed by my favourite Bandi Gopal. I am not sure if Ramu's name appears in credits of any of these movies...Ramu wanted to get an understanding of how these guys were shooting, as he only had theoretical knowledge previously... Then one night Ramu pitched the concrete idea for Shiva and Nag & Surendra agreed...Akkineni did not want to do it...and as the young blood has it's way--Shiva happened. Akkineni used to visit the shooting floors and frown the way these guys were shooting and forecast that the film will fail... The film released and sent the cash registers ringing and more importantly a film maker named RGV is born... Cinema for the larger audiences can not be poetic--Andrei Tarkovysky | ||
| Pavala Side Hero Username: Pavala Post Number: 3091 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 85.83.83.61 Rating: N/A |
Annai Rasool kurrod ki genuine talent undhaa ? Crocodiel and another holly movies lo work chesaad ante nammalekapoyaa Yevadu boora voodhithey Pamulannee bussumani puttalo nundi bhayataku vasthaayo, vaade Pavala | ||
| Unorthodox Comedian Username: Unorthodox Post Number: 1255 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 151.151.73.169 Rating: N/A |
One more peice of info I know: After 2 weeks of quick training, Steadicam for Shiva was handled by Rasool Ellore, nephew of S Gopal Reddy who handled the regular camera for this movie. Later Rasool made debut as a cinematographer with RGV's Gayam...went on to shoot daud, gulabi etc before becoming a director... Cinema for the larger audiences can not be poetic--Andrei Tarkovysky | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1278 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
ee dollar ayithe enti chali manta vesukovadaniki...all notes are the same | ||
| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3112 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
Enti Zimbabwe Dollars aa  | ||
| Unorthodox Comedian Username: Unorthodox Post Number: 1254 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 151.151.73.169 Rating: N/A |
tammee...this is understandable considering he was practising boxing...also he wanted to have realistic fights on the lines of hollywood flicks...I guess I did read about the composing of a few fights by him, some time back, probably in some interview or some where... Cinema for the larger audiences can not be poetic--Andrei Tarkovysky | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1277 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
pavala cheppinattu oka 700 billion print chesi UHAUL lo mee intiki testha  | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1276 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
absolutely never said word about bruce lee
never knew about this either | ||
| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3111 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
Cash aina parvaledu..  | ||
| Unorthodox Comedian Username: Unorthodox Post Number: 1253 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 151.151.21.100 Rating: N/A |
Coming to the point: I learnt 2 new things from the KKD's post. 1) Naming of Raghuvaran's character 2) Borrowing the plot line from return of the dragon: All the time RGV was talking about Govind Nihalani's Ardh Satya and Rahul Rawail's Arjun. In fact, few years back he said he just modified the backdrop of Shiva from that of Arjun and it's this film it gave him the plot mainly... Cinema for the larger audiences can not be poetic--Andrei Tarkovysky | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1274 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
lancham adi kooda gold roopamlo  | ||
| Pavala Side Hero Username: Pavala Post Number: 3090 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 85.83.83.61 Rating: N/A |
mallee maa Wind ni gaanee, maa PhDs ni gaanee, maa Iropa ni gaanee emannaa annaavoo antey.... Yevadu boora voodhithey Pamulannee bussumani puttalo nundi bhayataku vasthaayo, vaade Pavala | ||
| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3110 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
Hawa Mahal ani colloquial ga refer chesanu Wind Energy ..anthe.. | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1273 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
nenu ee maata first time seppadam..assalu phd oka 10 yrs seddam ani anukunna kaani boss tarimesthunnadu | ||
| Pavala Side Hero Username: Pavala Post Number: 3088 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 85.83.83.61 Rating: N/A |
Annai edho oka laa raataniki ikkada mana profile ki visa processing chaalaa smooth....US lo evevo oka vandha raakaala procedures....
adhekkadundhi maa Denmark lo ?Yevadu boora voodhithey Pamulannee bussumani puttalo nundi bhayataku vasthaayo, vaade Pavala | ||
| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3109 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
IPC nizam gaa dil meeda teesukoni Cash ganaka isthe..aa Cash tho neeku kavalsinantha Gold konistha Jodha..happies  | ||
| Unorthodox Comedian Username: Unorthodox Post Number: 1251 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 151.151.73.169 Rating: N/A |
alaa fix avvaku...mundu edolaa ikkadiki vachcheste...tarvaata evado okadini pattukuni job requirement phd chuupiste eb1 lo set chesuko vachchu, avasaramaite visa category maarchuko vachchu...raagalige avakaasam vaste vadulukoku... Cinema for the larger audiences can not be poetic--Andrei Tarkovysky | ||
| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3108 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
GC EB-1 Category aithene raa.. Lekapothe...US ravadamu kante better Iran povadam.. Rest nee Hawa Mahal | ||
| Pavala Side Hero Username: Pavala Post Number: 3085 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 85.83.83.61 Rating: N/A |
Annai Texas lo next year maa R&D expansion undhi....GC chesthaanu antene vasthaa...ledhantey ikkada continue avuthaa..... Yevadu boora voodhithey Pamulannee bussumani puttalo nundi bhayataku vasthaayo, vaade Pavala | ||
| Cocanada Side Hero Username: Cocanada Post Number: 3983 Registered: 01-2008 Posted From: 136.181.195.17 Rating: N/A |
ee mukka enni rojula ninchi cheptunavu - "What makes you is what you love. Not what loves you" - Donald Kauffman | ||
| Jodhaa Side Hero Username: Jodhaa Post Number: 5951 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.11.223.20 Rating: N/A |
Jagarta Ipc..raju garu cash & carry policy antaaru.. No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better | ||
| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3106 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
sure thammi..no problem anytime.. | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1272 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
thanks andi tappakunda contact chesthanu....before the end of the yr i will be in the process of applying for jobs...when i start applying i will defintely contact | ||
| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3105 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
Good to know.. Na menalludu kooda Ph.D in Cell Biology..he got his Ph.D in February from Geneva University.. He has some offer from a University in Long Island...and an offer from Swiss somewhere..if you need any help let me know..I can connect you to him.. Nuvvu Texas ee kada..maa friend valla Bava unnaru San Antonio lo I think in the same area of interest...neeku emaina placement help kavali ante seppu..endukante maa menalludi gurinchi maa friend adigaadu ..kaani maa vaadu not interested appudu.. Ippudu kooda EB1 category lo GC processing aithene ee desam rammani seppina maa vodiki | ||
| Jodhaa Side Hero Username: Jodhaa Post Number: 5941 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.11.223.20 Rating: N/A |
 No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1268 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
BABA ...phd in biology ....area of work cell biology, microscopy etc | ||
| Telugu_times Side Hero Username: Telugu_times Post Number: 8064 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 40.0.40.10 Rating: N/A |
ipc ph.d in what subject? | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1267 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
na research pani...oka 2-3 months nunchi emi cheyyaledhu proff feel avuthadu ani malla work chesthunna....job appude enti inka phd 1 yr paduthundhi so antha varaku manam student | ||
| Jodhaa Side Hero Username: Jodhaa Post Number: 5937 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.11.223.20 Rating: N/A |
 No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better | ||
| Jodhaa Side Hero Username: Jodhaa Post Number: 5934 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.11.223.20 Rating: N/A |
Yes No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better | ||
| Dhaarkaar Side Hero Username: Dhaarkaar Post Number: 3051 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 198.204.133.208 Rating: N/A |
for a review I guess...Mass kaa? CONN kani telusu... | ||
| Kkd Side Hero Username: Kkd Post Number: 7585 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 170.61.20.242 Rating: N/A |
nuvvu pillodivi neeku telvad....aa post esina oka kurrodiki IBDB lo highest ever singles in DB record vundhi aa post ki ....... | ||
| Pavala Side Hero Username: Pavala Post Number: 3077 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 85.83.83.61 Rating: N/A |
Shiva raakapothey manaki ee pichhi koothala RGV ledu...haayiga Karan Johar theesey sentimental emotional movies choosthoo gadipesevaallamu...... Yevadu boora voodhithey Pamulannee bussumani puttalo nundi bhayataku vasthaayo, vaade Pavala | ||
| Rasputin Junior Artist Username: Rasputin Post Number: 757 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.71 Rating: N/A |
Eeyana Nag unna kooda ade pani(tamil cinemalu) chesaadu kada. Nbkfan: "merit anedi oka peda busa" Onlytruth: "naaku good speech for her backdrop anipinchindhi....i am neither her supporter nor opposer" Netra: "meeru vote veyyali anipistte veyyandi..ledhante no vote.." | ||
| Telugu_times Side Hero Username: Telugu_times Post Number: 8053 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 40.0.40.10 Rating: N/A |
Rajusk yeah, amala animal rights activist | ||
| Dhaarkaar Side Hero Username: Dhaarkaar Post Number: 3048 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 198.204.133.208 Rating: N/A |
meeru personal gaa velthunaru baba gaaru...zaban ko lagaam dijiye.. | ||
| Cocanada Side Hero Username: Cocanada Post Number: 3971 Registered: 01-2008 Posted From: 136.181.195.17 Rating: N/A |
 ante chiru,pk,mahesh,venky,NTR, krishna vamsi etc..tamil cinemalu cheskune vaaaraa nag lekapote"What makes you is what you love. Not what loves you" - Donald Kauffman | ||
| Rasputin Junior Artist Username: Rasputin Post Number: 755 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.71 Rating: N/A |
Anduke Vajram cinema chesadu Nag. enduku flop ayyindo artham kaaledu. Lorry Driver with Ray Ban sunglasses. Nbkfan: "merit anedi oka peda busa" Onlytruth: "naaku good speech for her backdrop anipinchindhi....i am neither her supporter nor opposer" Netra: "meeru vote veyyali anipistte veyyandi..ledhante no vote.." | ||
| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3103 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
Baba meeru CCDB members gurinchi alochisthunnaru.. Nenu Hyderabad lo kukkalu gurinchi alochisthunnanu.. Ayene lekunte ivvala Blue Cross anedi undedi kaadu..we ourselves called Blue Cross lot of times.. | ||
| Telugu_times Side Hero Username: Telugu_times Post Number: 8052 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 40.0.40.10 Rating: N/A |
Nag telugu industry ki dorikina vajram >>> Nag, RGV ki dorikina raayi em gaadhu? | ||
| Kkd Side Hero Username: Kkd Post Number: 7584 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 170.61.20.242 Rating: N/A |
Ee threzd title Edit chesina MOD evaro naaku telusu.....  nee anandham thagaleyya.... | ||
| Kkd Side Hero Username: Kkd Post Number: 7583 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 170.61.20.242 Rating: N/A |
Nag telugu industry ki dorikina vajram...Nag leka pothey ee patiki mana industry Tamil industry lo kalisipoyedhi..... RGV ni nammi full freedom ichina Nag ki naa laal salaam. | ||
| Dhaarkaar Side Hero Username: Dhaarkaar Post Number: 3047 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 198.204.133.208 Rating: N/A |
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| Jodhaa Side Hero Username: Jodhaa Post Number: 5931 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.11.223.20 Rating: N/A |
em pani? job vachindha? PHD eppudu complete avuthundhi? No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better | ||
| Jodhaa Side Hero Username: Jodhaa Post Number: 5930 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.11.223.20 Rating: N/A |
 No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1266 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 24.206.89.130 Rating: N/A |
eppudu lenidhi emadhya kastapadi pani chesthunnanu andi ... | ||
| Dhaarkaar Side Hero Username: Dhaarkaar Post Number: 3043 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 198.204.133.208 Rating: |
Shiva lekunte Nag ledhu..Nag lekunte shiva ledhu...it was nag who gave free hand to RGV.. | ||
| Telugu_times Side Hero Username: Telugu_times Post Number: 8048 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 40.0.40.10 Rating: N/A |
shiva raaka poyuntay, nag ippudu u.s lo sw engr gaa unday vaadu. ccdb lost a member | ||
| Jodhaa Side Hero Username: Jodhaa Post Number: 5928 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.11.223.20 Rating: N/A |
Nenu emi analedhu Shiva ni..chala rojulu ayyendhi KKD shiva meedha thread vesi..so idhi choosi malla start chesara ani adiga BTW long time..How ru doing?  No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better | ||
| Jodhaa Side Hero Username: Jodhaa Post Number: 5927 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.11.223.20 Rating: N/A |
No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better | ||
| Sagar Side Hero Username: Sagar Post Number: 4766 Registered: 09-2007 Posted From: 68.98.143.108 Rating: N/A |
nenu inka Devudu topic anukunnaa.... | ||
| Savage Side Hero Username: Savage Post Number: 3354 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 148.129.71.53 Rating: |
Selli Gulug okapudu 'missing venu mama' ani thed every 2 months ki vese var..idi aa type | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1265 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
shiva gurinchi emanna ante  | ||
| Webbugger Junior Artist Username: Webbugger Post Number: 566 Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 164.54.210.16 Rating: N/A |
http://www.andhrastage.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=268&si d=aafe23db9eadf93e3f9c056e1d09b6f1 | ||
| Jodhaa Side Hero Username: Jodhaa Post Number: 5926 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.11.223.20 Rating: N/A |
Malli start chesara.. No one can make you feel inferior without your permission, remember they are no better | ||
| Chiru_fan Comedian Username: Chiru_fan Post Number: 1346 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 71.248.6.40 Rating: N/A |
Alajadiki antha scene ledu mama Mera puranaa naam...Idlebrain_fan | ||
| Savage Side Hero Username: Savage Post Number: 3353 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 148.129.71.53 Rating: N/A |
tamud alajadi mundu release aithe Shiva flop ayyedi ani decide sesar | ||
| Chiru_fan Comedian Username: Chiru_fan Post Number: 1345 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 71.248.6.40 Rating: N/A |
Shiva is a path breaking movie in TFI.... It's a master piece Mera puranaa naam...Idlebrain_fan | ||
| Pavala Side Hero Username: Pavala Post Number: 3075 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 85.83.83.61 Rating: N/A |
ok Yevadu boora voodhithey Pamulannee bussumani puttalo nundi bhayataku vasthaayo, vaade Pavala | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1264 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 129.62.49.161 Rating: N/A |
SHIVA fans  | ||
| Mclovin Side Hero Username: Mclovin Post Number: 9664 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 69.45.100.129 Rating: N/A |
 In this db, there's always someone watching you!!  | ||
| Kkd Side Hero Username: Kkd Post Number: 7582 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 170.61.20.242 Rating: N/A |
nenu online bommalu soodanu thammud...naku links theleedhu...chantodu ni adugu....online links uptodate vuntad | ||
| Kkd Side Hero Username: Kkd Post Number: 7579 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 170.61.20.242 Rating: N/A |
Inside story behind Shiva....very interesting | ||
| Tinku Junior Artist Username: Tinku Post Number: 356 Registered: 08-2008 Posted From: 98.192.74.63 Rating: N/A |
Kkd tamudu Baladoor online links unte ivvu. | ||
| Kkd Side Hero Username: Kkd Post Number: 7578 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 170.61.20.242 Rating: N/A |
The plant of Shiva Right from my childhood I had a fascination for tough guys. I used to look up to the bullies in school as they were my earliest exposure to violent power which slowly graduated to street toughs. When I was doing my B.Tech in Siddharth Engg.College in Vijayawada I had a pretty tough guy reputation. The irony was that I never beat-up anyone myself but I managed to create an illusion that if need be I can. Around 6 really tough guys who used to be with me knew that I am not even worth a punch in a real fight. But in spite of that they used to be under my command and the reason for this was I made each one of them believe that the other 5 will violently defend me come whatever. So for the outsiders, because of those 6 guys, I was a formidable force and for each one of the 6 because of the other 5 together being with me, I was a formidable force. All I used to do was to take care that they wonât have a reason to get together behind my back. Anyway, pretty much this is the basic principle on which all street gangs, underworld factions, political regimes etc operate. Most of my understanding of politics of violence and criminal psychology which I extensively applied in âShivaâ, âSatyaâ, âCompanyâ, âSarkarâ etc primarily came from my experience in Siddharth Engg.College and not from my underworld contacts as popularly perceived. The opening scene of âShivaâ where they come in a car and bash up some students in front of the college actually happened in front of my college. That atmosphere of âShivaâ primarily came from my engg college and the protagonist I based it on a person called Golla Ravi who used to live in Punjagutta area in Hyderabad. He used to have a combination of a super tough and a super nice guy image. The plotline of âShivaâ was a direct rip-off from Bruce Leeâs âReturn of the Dragonâ in which Lee comes from Hong Kong to work in a Chinese restaurant in Rome where the local goons are trying to intimidate the owners. As he tries to take care of them and fight the goons, they get tougher and tougher and in the end he has a one-to-one fight with the toughest Chuck Norris in the coliseum. Likewise Nagarjuna comes from another town to attend a college where the local goons are intimidating the students. As he tries to take care of them and fight the goons they become tougher and tougher and in the end he has a one-to-one fight with the toughest Raghuvaran on top of a terrace. Ha! Ha! So much for originality! Taking such a simplistic plot line I wanted to create characters and scenes and present them in a way as never been seen before, though there were quite a few scenes I copied from various films. A few examples are; the Ganapati chanda collection scene has been taken from Dilip Shankerâs âKaalchakraâ, Amala giving coffee to Nagarjuna before the song is from Sanjeev Kumarâs some film, the cycle chase is from Rahul Rawailâs âArjunâ and the scene where Nagarjunaâs dead friendâs mother slaps the inspector is from Steven Spielbergâs âJawsâ, to name a few. The shooting went quite well and uneventful mainly because of my extreme clarity in what I wanted to achieve. Only after the final edit trouble started. When we arranged a projection two outside people who were not involved in the making saw the film, said itâs too slow and boring with no drama. The excitement in all concerned came down quite a bit in spite of me saying that it is the lack of background score and sound efx which is making them feel that. Without them it looked like a silent film. In those days they were not used to such underplayed performances and subtleties and hence understandably disturbed. Nagarjuna was the only guy who understood and stood by me like a rock in that entire period. When the films first trial happened many distributors felt it was too violent and feared that women and family audience will stay away as the industry generally believed that they constitute the majority. Surendra and Venket felt that at best the film will do a very average business and I told them that it will be big hit. The film released and the first day report Venket got from a distributor was that the audience was watching the movie silently without any reaction. We couldnât make out what the means, till the same guy called again in the night and told us that he finally figured out the reason for that and told us the audiences are simply stunned. It created a furore at the box-office and for the sheer impact I became a household name in Andhra Pradesh. I was very glad that my confidence proved the distributors, Venket and Surendra wrong. P.S: I was even more confident of âRaatriâ (Raat) and it became a disaster. Some trivia of âShivaâ: 1). Originally âShivaâ was the name of the villain in the script. In the narration Nagarjuna used to like the name so much he asked me to name his character as Shiva. 2). I named the villain Bhavani because I based his character on a guy called Radha with a very violent reputation in Vijayawada. Since Radha is a girlâs name, I named him Bhavani which is a girlâs name too. 3). Initially I had a scene of Shivaâs first fight with J.D when he is playing football which I wanted to loosely model on a similar scene of ice-hockey in âDamien (Omen II)â. When Venket didnât react to it much, I came up with breaking the cycle chain idea. Throughout the shooting I wasnât too sure how that would be received because after Venket liked it very much I went home and tried to break the cycle chain and realized the impossibility of it, But I told myself that since nobody would have tried it, it just might look believable. But now after all these years the sheer number of people who come and claim to me that they broke a cycle chain after watching âShivaâ is the ultimate example of how imagination can take over and become a reality in time. 4). I read about the steadicam in the âAmerican Cinematographerâ magazine and I was talking about it to a camera assistant in the studio that something like that exists in Hollywood, when he shockingly revealed to me that there is one even in Chennai for the past 4 years but nobody uses it. I tested it out and wanted to use it but my cameraman was reluctant saying that one can't center it or balance it, to which I said if we are using it in a chase scene as a point of view why should that matter. Thus I became the first Director ever to use a steadicam. Within a year of âShivaâs release more than 10 steadicams were imported. 5). Most fight sequences were choreographed by me in âShivaâ and that is why you see Nagarjuna hitting mostly with a hook or a stomach punch. Thatâs because I knew only those two from my boxing days. 6). The first ever compliment I ever got in my life as a Director from an outsider was when Ilayaraja was doing the background score for âShivaâ in Mumbai due to some strike in Chennai, a violin player walked up to me and said, âThe film is fantasticâ. His name was Ismail Durbar and he went on to later do music for âHum Dil De Chuke Sanamâ and âDevdasâ |
