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About the first movie:  I acted in my first film when I was in the film institute itself. The role was supposed to have been done by a friend of mine, Sudhakar. But he was under a contract with Bharatiraja then, so he could not act in this film. It was he who recommended me. I got permission from my principal, Y G Parthasarthy, and then acted in that film. Krantikumar, a Telugu producer, saw the film and booked me for another black and white art film. It was released on the September 22, 1978. Before my first movie released, I was very tensed. K Balachander and K Bapu were also there to watch the preview of the movie then. After it got over, they didn't tell me anything. But they said among themselves that I acted well and that I have expressive eyes. It embarrassed me (laughs). Immediately, Bapu booked me for his second movie, Manavoori Pandavulu.

K Balachander also booked me for his second movie. Film after film followed. I was so lucky. I didn't have to struggle at all. I could work with all the great directors like K Balachander, K Viswanath’s, Bapu, etc. As an actor and also as a person, I could mould myself well because of my earlier association with all these great people. They were all so humble, and I learnt a lot from them. I also wanted to be like them, humble and simple, every though all my films were big hits.

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