: “Actors in Telugu movies in good old days had ethics and values and were known for discipline and punctuality, but nowadays artistes with such qualities are almost nonexistent, ” said two important characters in C. Pullaiah’s legendary movie ‘Lava-Kusa.’
Anaparthi Nagaraju played the role of ‘Lava,’ elder son of Lord Rama and Viyyuri Subrahmanyam of ‘Kusa,’ the younger one. They were felicitated by the C.P. Brown Mandir team here when they came to attend a programme on Sunday.
Mr. Nagaraju and Mr. Subrahmanyam said it took five long years to produce “Lava-Kusa” and the legendary artistes N.T. Rama Rao and Anajali Devi, who played the lead characters, were committed to the core. The duo said their friendship is still continuing. The production of the movie started in 1958 and it hit the screens in 1963.
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The duo recalled that during the shooting of the film, when Rama had to hug his sons, Pullaiah got two small tables for them and asked NTR to hug them. “This shows how much the director respected the lead character and also the state of technology,” Mr. Nagaraju said.
Mr. Subrahmanyam and Mr. Nagaraju said technology has improved tremendously, but producers and directors are not selecting the right people, adding that hero worship has gone out of proportion.