Siva is a new student in the community college. He is welcomed by a group of collegians, including the lovely Asha, to whom Shiva is instantly attracted. Shiva notices that there is violence within the college, perpetrated by people who are not even students. When he decides to find out their motives, he is met with violence, and threats. Now Shiva must decide to stand up for his college, or just carry on studying, finish college, and move on and get to on job.
Direction
RGV's debut that invented the 'link shot' and visual storytelling in Telugu cinema.
Cinematography
S. Gopal Reddy's shadows and stairwells — every frame is a masterclass.
Score
Ilaiyaraaja's haunting synth-heavy soundtrack that still gives goosebumps.
Director
Ram Gopal Varma
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film essentially created the 'angry young man' template for Telugu cinema that Mahesh Babu and Jr. NTR still follow. RGV was 27 and had never directed before.
The famous 'link shot' — cutting from a swinging object to another scene's motion — became RGV's signature and was directly copied from Brian De Palma's 'Blow Out'.
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