Today, all-time Telugu classic Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari celebrates 30 years of its release. On this occasion, Megastar Chiranjeevi shared a special video relieving the memories of the film. He spoke about all the cast and crew involved in the movie and their contribution towards making it a classic.
Along with the video, Chiranjeevi tweeted, "When audiences brave cyclones & flock to theaters it shows how much they loved a movie. Moments, any artist & filmmaker dreams of & lives for. Humbled by all da love #30GloriousYrsForIHJVAS #TimeLessCinema @VyjayanthiFilms@Ragavendraraoba #ilaiyaraaja."
Speaking about the film's director K. Raghavendra Rao, Chiru said, "The first credit of the film's success should go to director K. Raghavendra Rao. He had put his best right from the beginning to the end of this film. He faced a setback with a series of flops before this movie. Thus, the success of this film became more important to him and he bounced back in style."
Chiru said that no one other than Sridevi could have done justice to this film. He stated, "I cannot imagine anyone in this role other than Sridevi. She completes Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari. This film is not there without her. Still, we call her Athiloka Sundari. Such is the impact created by her through this role."
Chiru also lauded the efforts of producer Ashwini Dutt by saying, "There is only one producer in my generation who always craves for grandeur and doesn't look back to make any big-budget films. He is Ashwini Dutt. He doesn't care about money and always cares for respect. He never compromises in quality and grandeur of films."
Speaking about lyricist Veturi and cinematographer Vincent, Chiru said, "Every song is this film is a gem. All of them got written by Veturi garu. Every song has its own versatility. I still recollect memories while listening to these songs."
"Cinematographer Vincent played a major role in the making of this film. In the days where is no VFX, he managed to get a realistic feel. He showcased Sridevi as an angel. He showed some of the sets of Himalayas as the real ones," he added.
