మహాదేవ బాలయ్య మిత్రుడు డైరెక్టర్

met Mahadev when he was working for the film Vikramarkudu as an assistant to the film's director Rajamouli. I called him when he started the film Mithrudu but later he changed his phone number and I was not able to get to him while he was busy with the film. As the film now gears up for theatrical release, I caught up with him for a brief chitchat, exclusively presented to TeluguCinema.Com visitors:
Sri: You worked with the later generation of heroes before now, such as Jr. NTR, Raviteja, etc. as an assistant director, but you directed Balakrishna for your debut movie. What was the difference you observed in either case? Mahadev: To be honest, Balakrishna gaaru is just awesome as an individual! Yeah, working with Raviteja was different from working with Balakrishna gaaru definitely, but he was really a better person than many others I went to. I had only one day to get along with him really. I was very nervous the first day that I had to direct a big star, but there he was, just listening to what I wanted and doing just anything I asked for! That made me very comfortable and I could do my job like I wanted it; later too, he never interfered with my work!