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Going by most of the reviews AGYAAT seems to be the worst film ever made since the invention of camera.

I was always fascinated with Background Music. I saw the film “ALIEN” 17 times in Vijayawada, Urvashi theatre, out of which at least 3 of the shows I just shut my eyes so that the visual won’t disturb my concentration on the music. I used to take in a tape-recorder in a bag to record [...]

I think truly that’s what a Director should be about. I have always maintained that the Director is not a primary artiste in the sense of the word. There is an Actor, a Story, a Music Director, a Cinematographer etc who are all primary artistes. The Director amalgamates all these arts into one wholesome experience [...]

This is a Music Video I shot for AGYAAT YouTube Link – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J2PcI9lwUU Click below to download the Video 3GP (2.13 MB),   iPod (8.89 MB),   Nokia (6.55 MB),   Windows/Mac (23.5 MB)

.. It’s amazing for me the sheer number of people the way they remember the impact that “Shiva” had on them. Recently I was travelling from Hyderabad to Vizag and after a few minutes into the flight the passenger next to me asked me who I was as he felt that I looked familiar. When [...]

Lot of people tell me that the sound in Bhoot was very frightening. But it’s actually the silence which comes before that which makes any sound effective especially in the scary film genre. Apart from camera work and background music, sound obviously plays the most important role in creating a state of heightened tension. Irrespective [...]

I slept late in the night and forgot to switch off the TV. As I woke up in the morning my eyes were directly in line with the TV screen on which was a banner head-line “Michael Jackson is Dead”. I thought I must be dreaming and started wondering why the hell I would be [...]

YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA99_C0CbyY

1. When will you take me out for dinner? Ans: If you are man I would rather have a vodka with you, and if you are a woman I would rather stay in with you. 2. How about casting Nana as Ravi? Ans: How about keeping your suggestions to yourself? 3. Did you ever go [...]

This is the name of the film I am intending to make as my next after RANN. It’s inspired by the story of Paritala Ravi from Andhra Pradesh who got assassinated in January 2005. Even though the actual incidents of the story happened and the related characters existed in south India, I decided to make [...]