Perhaps the best family entertainer of all time, this masterpiece is the innovation of a visionary, K.V Reddy, quite ahead of his time. Revolving around the mythical story of Sashirekha in the Mahabharat time period, Mayabazaar is exceptional. Boasting of a stellar cast, consisting of NTR, ANR, Savitri, S.V Ranga Rao and more, the hit movie never fails to make you laugh till your insides hurt. The collaboration with these finest artistes gives a certain feel of completion to the film. The added family drama, the hilarious comedy and the heartbreaking emotion also provides the required masala to this concoction.

The film was revolutionary for the kind of techniques used to make the visual effects. Th cinematography was spot on and the scenes involving magic, has sense of rusticity that enhances the good feel. The recent colored version is just the icing on the cake. Totally recommend this film for everyone, irrespective of their age, as this movie will always stand the test of time.

Shankarabharam is the splendid brainchild of Telugu visionary director K. Vishwanath. As a typical style of the director, the film revolves around the arts. The well respected carnatic singer and widower, Shastri, happens to meet a prostitute's daughter, Tulasi, who is very inclined to the arts. Shastri, thrilled by her dedication and talent, gives her a good guidance. Things, however, go haywire, when Tulasi's mother wants her daughter to join her trade and gets a good price from a client for her. The deed is done, but the man discovers a photo of Shastri she kept in her room as a tribute to her Guru and talks foully about him. Unable to bear the insult, Tulasi kills the man and then has to undergo proceedings for the killing, while the lawyer is provided for by Shastri. Though she wins the case, the society carelessly associates Shastri and her immorally, due to which she leaves the place. Needless to say, with the advent of pop culture in India, the maestro's value depreciated, along with the value of traditional music.

Years later, her son joins the Shastri household and becomes the master's protegee. He learns the best of the craft from him. Meanwhile, Shastri's daughter's marriage is fixed and he decides to conduct a concert in honour of the occasion. The respect for the elderly master brings massive crowds to the concert, but Shastri suffers a heart attack in the middle of his singing. The song is quickly taken over by Tulasi's son and Tulasi watches with reverence. Shastri realizes instantly that the boy is none other than Tulasi's son and dies peacefully after symbolically accepting him as his heir to his music. Tulasi then runs and falls at her master's feet and dies too.

This story is beautiful tribute to the bond between teachers and students, where there are no ill intentions and complete surrender. The songs are very meaningful and have a lot of philosophical depth in them. Dedication is what shines trough this film. There is no comment to be made at the wonderful direction of the legend, Vishwanath and acting by the talented and expressive cast.
This movie is an iconic one and will always remain a gem in Indian cinema.