


The Siddique-Lal duo followed up the success of Ramji Rao Speaking with hits like In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Vietnam Colony, Kabuliwallah and Hitler. Ramji Rao Speaking was not appreciated by the people initially, but after a few days run the movie gained in popularity to become a rage and to this day is considered one of Malayalam cinema’s sensational box office hits. Avastha contains a strong message for a society, witnessing the sexual abuse of children and murder of elders on a daily basis.Įven though Sai Kumar was cast in the lead role in Ramji Rao Speaking he did not receive many lead roles later. Sai Kumar’s role in this film is similar to the character played by Salim Kumar in the Lal Jose-directed Achanurangatha Veedu. Now years later he is again portraying the central character in Avastha, the directorial debut venture of N. Sai Kumar entered the film industry as a child artiste years ago and years later made his debut as a screen hero in Ramji Rao Speaking, the debut film of famous directorial duo Siddique-Lal. Sai Kumar’s forte is villainy, though he portrays the central character in socially relevant films like Avastha, writes KK Moidu
