Mohan Babu made his debut with 'Swargam Narakam' and this is no secret. However, There are several untold facts behind Mohan Babu's film debut.
On the eve of 40 Years Celebrations of 'Swargam Narakam', Dasari Narayana Rao shares his working experience and how special this movie has been for him.
At the time he was delivering back-to-back hits with Stars, Dasari planned a low-budget black n white feature film with newcomers. Mohan Babu was one among the 100 Artists selected in the auditions. But, An Assistant Director of Dasari deliberately didn't send the letter to Mohan Babu intimating about the shooting due to personal grudge. Dasari hardly remembered Mohan Babu as he was a newcomer then.
Some how, Mohan Babu gained access of Dasari's Wife Padma and managed to land on the sets of 'Swargam Narakam'. Dasari was then unsure whether to cast Bosubabu or Mohanbabu for a crucial role. After making them act in few scenes, Dasari thought Mohanbabu would make a better choice. Due to health issues, Bosubabu voluntarily walked away on second day itself and Mohanbabu replaced him. Its then Dasari renamed Bhaktavatsalam Naidu as Mohanbabu.
'Swargam Narakam' which was made with a budget of Rs 3 lakhs was brought for Rs 5 lakh. It got released in 15 centres and completed 100 days in six of them. Later, Dasari directed the Hindi remake and scored the success again. He was offered 15 Hindi films then, But couldn't sign them as he was busy in Tollywood. The film was then remade in Tamil & Malayalam as well by other filmmakers.
Dasari feels proud to introduce Mohan Babu to Film Industry. He declares Mohan Babu is in the league of NTR, ANR and Krishna.
On the eve of 40 Years Celebrations of 'Swargam Narakam', Dasari Narayana Rao shares his working experience and how special this movie has been for him.
At the time he was delivering back-to-back hits with Stars, Dasari planned a low-budget black n white feature film with newcomers. Mohan Babu was one among the 100 Artists selected in the auditions. But, An Assistant Director of Dasari deliberately didn't send the letter to Mohan Babu intimating about the shooting due to personal grudge. Dasari hardly remembered Mohan Babu as he was a newcomer then.
Some how, Mohan Babu gained access of Dasari's Wife Padma and managed to land on the sets of 'Swargam Narakam'. Dasari was then unsure whether to cast Bosubabu or Mohanbabu for a crucial role. After making them act in few scenes, Dasari thought Mohanbabu would make a better choice. Due to health issues, Bosubabu voluntarily walked away on second day itself and Mohanbabu replaced him. Its then Dasari renamed Bhaktavatsalam Naidu as Mohanbabu.
'Swargam Narakam' which was made with a budget of Rs 3 lakhs was brought for Rs 5 lakh. It got released in 15 centres and completed 100 days in six of them. Later, Dasari directed the Hindi remake and scored the success again. He was offered 15 Hindi films then, But couldn't sign them as he was busy in Tollywood. The film was then remade in Tamil & Malayalam as well by other filmmakers.
Dasari feels proud to introduce Mohan Babu to Film Industry. He declares Mohan Babu is in the league of NTR, ANR and Krishna.