K.Raghavendra Rao can be termed as the pioneer of new age commercial style in Telugu Cinema.
It was him who added spices of over the top heroism and glam show from the actresses to the story and made the rest follow him.
Having said that, he still made saint like sounding movies without any masala added.We can take devotional movies like Annamaya, Sri Ramadasu, Sri Sai Baba as examples.He introduced stars like Mahesh Babu and Allu Arjun to the industry with hit films Rajakumarudu and Gangothri.
Our pride Rajamouli is of course his student.
Now, you may get confused, why we are giving a brief note of his long career ! It’s because the senior filmmaker is about to quit direction.Yes, Nagarjuna revealed that the ongoing “Om Namo Venkateshaya” could be his last project.It’s 108th film coming from K.Raghavendra Rao’s direction.Let’s hope, the very long career of this legendary filmmaker ends with a classic.
