The finest craftsman of indian movies, the boyish looking RamGopal Verma is a new rainbow on the horizon of films. His technique and style are akin to Hollywood. Shy of interviews and preoccupied with his work, he talks less and thinks more. At Siddhardha Engineering College(he did engineering), Vijayawada, he was a regular movie goer. In a week of 7days, he used to see 8 to 10 movies. He used to go to the same movie again and again just to watch certain scenes which interested him. "Shekhar Kapoor" is the director he admires most.

His mother acknowledged his love for films right from his childhood and called him movie crazy. Obviously he did not get any support on this from his parents who wanted him to make good as an engineer. No one expected him to make such an impact on Indian film field. He shot into fame with his very first movie "Siva", the film that wrote box office history of Telugu movies at the age of 28. It is difficult to believe that this was his maiden venture. He is credited with the script, the screenplay and direction.

Every good film is a text book, he says. He learned direction by watching films. His unwavering interest in movies made him script "Siva". He found an earnest listener in Nagarjuna, who had the guts to experiment with variety. Nagarjuna, as the right kind of soft and tough guy, fitted the hero's bill well. While making the film he followed his bare instincts, Ram Gopal says. He gave full credit to the team. Stickler for prefection, Ram Gopal's "Siva" is a perfect blend of story, full of violence, fun and love by the roadside. While it took some of his peers over two decades to build their image as successful directors , he achieved it in 3 years He won 1991 A.P. Government's Nandi award as Best Director.

Rangeela catapulted him into Bollywood. He is planning to move to a bigger arena and not confine himself to Telugu audience alone..Satya was a big sensation and brought the best from a unpopular actor like Manoj Bajpai. He is thinking of making only Hindi films in future which has larger national audience. It is certainly a loss to Telugu audience and a gain to Hindi audience. Let us hope and wish he doesn't forget his roots and entertain the Telugu audience.