When Mahesh Made Star Director Run Around

Star director Kodi RamaKrishna passed away due to ill health couple of days  back leaving Tollywood tear struck. Super Star Krishna recollected his association with Kodi RamaKrishna during his interaction with scribes.

He said, "RamaKrishna after turning director teamed up with me for the first time in 1983 with Poratam. Producer S Ramarao sent RamaKrishna to me and narrated the story. I liked it very much and agreed to do the film. During the film shooting, my son Mahesh Babu came to the sets. He was very small and was good looking. RamaKrishna asked his assistant director about Mahesh Babu. 

During that time , he didnot decide anyone for my brother's role in the film. RamaKrishna insisted on casting Mahesh in the role after knowing that he was my son. Even I agreed. But Mahesh who was small, troubled a lot and escaped from RamaKrishna without participating in the shoot, running around the entire studio. He somehow pampered Mahesh and completed the first day, first take. The film thus turned out to be a hit. Mahesh first featured for few minutes in Dasari Narayana Rao's Needa and turned full length child artist with Poratam under RamaKrishna Kodi, Dasari's protege."

Krishna continued saying, "While Doondi produced Goodhachari 116 with me, Ramakrsihna directed Goodhachari 117, a Bond type film in 1989. I liked the film the moment RamaKrishna narrated me the story. Even in that fim, RamaKrishna cast Mahesh Babu for an important role and extracted good acting from him. He even shot couple of songs and made Mahesh do break dances with this film which got him good name and craze."