

India, Chaalbaaz, Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari et al (even crap like Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja), that those in Hyderabad got to watch both her regional potboilers as well as her forays in Hindi cinema. At the time, I had not watched many movies (period) of Venkatesh (the leading man), but Sridevi was one heroine that was every teen's fantasy at the time, hot from her memorable roles in Mr. I watched this in my 11th grade when one of the marketing gigs read 'first Telugu movie in 4-track stereo sound'. It was called 'Kshana Kshanam', or 'Every moment'. However, he had made a gem of a movie that just so happened to be his sophomore effort, that most of the audience didn't know how to digest, since they all (me included, I confess) were expecting another 'Shiva'. Testaments to that include his forays into cult comedy and horror, for example, Raat, Kaun, Anaganaga Oka Roju, Madhyanapu Hatya, and (to an extent), even Naach. However, there is (was?) one more RGV, that was fun-loving and experimental.

ensure that he can never simply be ignored by our collective consciousness. Never mind his detractors, and never mind the painful fact that he has more misses than hits, his classics like Satya, Rangeela, Company, Shiva, Bhoot, Sarkar etc.

One of the most prolific directors working in India has to be Ram Gopal Varma.
