Sangeetham Srinivasa Rao is a director who made Telugu cinema to tread the \u2018Experimental\u2019 path. He seamlessly blended commercial elements with art and achieved successful results. Even though he has turned 89 today, this genius director is still young at heart.<\/p>\n
Sangeetham assisted legendary director KV Reddy for \u2018Mayabazaar\u2019. His style of direction doesn\u2019t follow any \u2018set-style\u2019 as all his films belong to the experimental genre. Singeetham\u2019s numerous films in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada stand as examples to his vision and creativity.<\/p>\n
His \u2018Aditya-369\u2019 which is based on the concept of \u2018time-travel\u2019 became a sensation way back in 1991. Nobody would dare to shoulder such a radical experiment even now, that too, with a mass hero like Nandamuri Balakrishna. His dialogue-less film \u2018Pushpaka Vimanam\u2019 stood as an example for his out-of-the-box thinking and relentless passion towards experimental cinema.<\/p>\n
Sangeetham directed \u2018Bhairava Dweepam\u2019 with Balakrishna in 1994 and revived the lost interest in folklore films for the audiences. He showcased Balayya in a dwarf getup and entertained audiences. His \u2018Vichitra Sodarulu\u2019 was a smashing hit. No one can forget Kamal Hassan\u2019s performance as a dwarf till today. He made \u2018Natakireeti\u2019 Rajendra Prasad to transform into a woman\u2019s avatar for his \u2018Madam\u2019. His classic \u2018Mayuri\u2019 portrayed the life of erstwhile dancer Sudha Chandran.<\/p>\n
As a music director<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Sangeetham was born in Udayagiri in Nellore district. He learnt music in his childhood and used to watch Hollywood movies. He entered drama under the guidance of Harindranath Chatopadhaya while he was studying at Madras Presidency College. He became an assistant to KV Reddy and debuted into direction with \u2018Neeti-Nijayiti\u2019. Though it flopped at the box office, his 1975 film \u2018Jamindaru Gari Ammayi\u2019 proved his mettle as a director. He directed several super hit films starring Kamal Hassan alongside movies with other stars.<\/p>\n He even assisted great composer Saluri Rajeswar Rao and went on to compose music for two Kannada films. Sangeetham penned lyrics of \u2018Virisinade Vasantha Gaanam\u2019 in \u2018Bhairava Dweepam\u2019. He is an absolute producer\u2019s director who never crossed the planned budgets. \u2018Manasantha Nuvve\u2019 fame VN Aditya who was an assistant to Sangeetham Srinivasa Rao sent best wishes to his Guru.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sangeetham Srinivasa Rao is a director who made Telugu cinema to tread the \u2018Experimental\u2019 path. He seamlessly blended commercial elements with art and achieved successful results. Even though he has turned 89 today, this genius director is still young at heart. Sangeetham assisted legendary director KV Reddy for \u2018Mayabazaar\u2019. His style of direction doesn\u2019t follow […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31,121],"tags":[1407,1408,381,1406,666,1405,642,78,1404],"yoast_head":"\n