Taking a look at Raghava Lawrence's tryst
Taking a look at Raghava Lawrence's tryst…Raghava Lawrence's footprint in cinema since the inception of his career, has spanned a wide portfolio of roles. Having begun as a dance choreographer, he soon paved a path for himself in front of the camera. After achieving a palpable stronghold over the audience as an actor, Raghava then proceeded to don the director's hat. not only marks his return to the director's seat but also to the horror-comedy genre, with which the actor shares quite the history.The year 2007 proved to be a watershed moment in Raghava's career as he chanced upon what would grow to become his quintessential niche in the industry. Not only did Raghava direct tamil language horror-comedy film , but also penned the script for it. Incidentally, this is a pattern the multi-data-faceted personality has followed for all his directorial ventures, spanning 9 titles as of today. The premise of the film follows a young man who gets possessed by the spirit of a kind-hearted person, killed as a result of political crossfire.On its release, muni received a lukewarm response with many critics pointing out how the comic elements in the film evidently overpowered the elements of horror. muni did not really live up to its potential. However, it has achieved a bit of a cult status for fans of the actor, considering the fact that it lay down the foundation for Raghava's keynote franchise, Kanchana. The first installment of the franchise, simply titled kanchana (2011) was mounted by Raghava as a spiritual sequel to muni, 4 years after the latter's release. Still new to direction, the interim period saw Raghava try his hand at helming a telugu action flick, Don (2007), notably starring Nagarjuna. This stint evidently refined his skills as a director. Right off the bat, muni and kanchana carried multiple common themes among them such as phasmophobia, possession and redemption-ridden climaxes.