The Stuff Dreams are Made of

RAG MAYUR SHARES HIS EXPERIENCES AND JOURNEY IN THE WORLD OF CINEMA SO FAR

- RAJESHWARI KALYANAM

The year was 2021, when lockdown forced many movies to seek an OTT release - and this was also the beginning of new age Indie cinema in Telugu marked by some landmark films. One of them was 'Cinema Bandi'. Set in a village on Andhra - Karnataka border casting new actors, some of them locally sourced speaking in a distinct dialect of the region, cinema Bandi produced by Raj & DK and directed by a newcomer Praveen Kandregula fired the imagination of the audience and the film fraternity alike. A small film whose success inspired several young film makers to think outside the box, it cast actors who made a promising debut. Amongst them was Rag Mayur - who stole hearts with his passionate portrayal of Maridesh Babu, the village barber who gets cast as the hero of a film that an auto driver decides to shoot when he gets his hands on a video camera. The role and the dialogues of Maridesh Babu have attained a cult status over the time, and Rag Mayur who many mistook for a boy from Chittoor region - has had a dream launch that continues to keep him relevant in the hearts of people through memes, mentions, awards and records even after two years.