Singeetham Srinivas Rao
Only living member of the cast and crew of Mayabazaar.
Asst. director to legendary KV Reddy.
Makes a movie combining sci-fi with history( Aditya 369)
Makes a silent movie( Pushpak)
Makes a Janapada movie( Bhairava Dweepam)
Makes a biopic featuring the real life protagonist as heroine( Mayuri)
Made some of the most iconic comedies( Apoorva Sahadoragal, Micheal Madan Kama Raju, Brundavanam).
Great combo with Dr. Rajkumar in Kannada- Bhagyadalakshmi Baramma, Halu Jenu, Chalisuva Modagalu all time hits.
Great combo with Kamal Hassan in Tamil- Pushpa, Apoorva Sahadoragal, Raja Parvai, MMKR.
No sleaze, no cussing around, no gratititous violence, just clean entertainment.
At age of 94 once again makes a movie Sing Geetham with a different storyline.
In an age when every two bit movie maker imagines themselves to be another Kurosawa or Kubrick, this man has such a solid legacy, which will be hard for any one to replicate.
Deserves the Dadasaheb Phalke award more than some of the recent winners.
LEGEND.