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Let me introduce here Anand Ravi, the very young, versatile and original Film maker in the Telugu Film industry. He first worked as an assistant to Shekhar Kammula (guess no introduction required here!) before making his own debut with a film titled Parents. His next film was Pratinidhi, which gained very good reviews. His latest yet-to-release film is Napoleon, the trailer of which has just come out. Without any further ado, here are the excerpts from my tete-e-tete with this so family-oriented, well-spoken, down-to-earth, friendly filmmaker… How did film making happen? I didn’t know anything about film making in my early days. Most of my family members always related to their connects – politically, financially or otherwise. I always felt - why them? I wanted to have my own identity - not particularly related to anyone. But was wondering, “What do I do?” I am from Srikakulam and a big fan of Chiranjeevi garu. But Hyderabad seemed a far-off place to make a live...