Kaliyuga
Pandavulu
Was
First
Offered
To
Krishna
Krishna
was
the
first
choice
for
K
Raghuvendra
Rao's
1986
Telugu
film,
Kaliyuga
Pandavulu.
Producer
D
Ramanaidu
and
director
wanted
the
superstar
to
do
the
film,
but,
he
didn't.
Krishna’s
Exit
&
Venkatesh’s
Entry
In
an
interview
with
The
Asian
Age,
producer
Suresh
Babu
spilled
the
beans
about
Venkatesh's
entry
and
Mahesh
Babu's
father
Krishna's
exit
from
the
film.
Suresh
said,
"We
were
supposed
to
make
a
film
with
Krishna
garu,
but
he
wanted
us
to
produce
it
jointly
with
ASR
Anjaneyulu
garu.
My
father
and
director
Raghavendra
Rao
did
not
agree
to
this,
and
decided
to
introduce
Venky
and
the
rest
is
history."
Venkatesh
Created
Magic
With
His
First
Film
Kaliyuga
Pandavulu
After
Krishna's
exit
from
the
film,
Venkatesh
made
his
debut
with
Kaliyuga
Pandavulu.
The
film
turned
out
to
be
a
superhit
at
the
box
office.
And
it
also
stars
Khushboo
in
the
lead
role.
Venky’s
Success
Ride
After
Kaliyuga
Pandavulu's
success,
Venkatesh
never
looked
back
as
he
gave
back-to-back
successful
films
in
his
more
than
three-decade-long
career.
His
films
like
Kshana
Kshanam,
Swarnakamalam,
Brahma
Puthrudu,
Raja,
Prema
and
others
did
solid
business
at
the
box
office.
Venkatesh’s
Skills
&
Public
Image
Venkatesh
has
played
a
variety
of
roles
in
his
career.
He
has
created
a
niche
for
himself
with
his
amazing
comic
timing
and
performance
in
emotional
scenes.
He
is
one
of
the
most
loved
Telugu
actors
by
the
family
audience
with
zero
negativity
and
very
less
haters.