We thought the spotlight on him was momentary. The drawing teacher from Kadapa, Penchal Das sang Daari Choodu Maama Dhummu Chudu from Krishnarjuna Yuddham and a number from Aravinda Sametha Veera Rahava. Klapboardpost.com learns that he has reportedly been asked to write a song for Rajamouli’s RRR. Rangamarthanda being directed by Krishna Vamsi has lyricists whose talent was tapped by Trivikram Srinivas for Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava. They are Kasarla Shyam, Vijay Kumar Balla.
Lakshmi Bhupala also had written one number. Amongst the one named above, Penchal Das and Vijay Kumar Balla are free lance lyricists. While Penchal Das writes and sings, the people in his village treat him as a celebrity, he has won a State Award for his Batik Art. Vijay Kumar is an employee at LIC and is planning to quit and become a professor. They have great talent but not enough encouragement from the Telugu industry. Big or small banners, the directors should give them an opportunity and create space for mandalikam to grow.
