Day 2 - Tea time with Director Sekhar Kammula

Speaking of the movie “Leader”, how about arriving back at Manohar’s office in the afternoon only to find the Director Sekhar Kammula sitting at the lounge. How much better is this day going to get. A little background is necessary here, Manohar introduced me to Telagu movies by providing a copy of Sekhar’s movie “Anand” and asked me to check it out. I liked the movie so much that he began supplying me with early copies of every movie that Sekhar directed from that point forward which included Godavri and Happy Days. I hadn’t actually met Sekhar until Manohar introduced us back in Dallas, Texas at the fifty day celebration of Sekhar’s hit movie Godavri so he remembered me from my review of “Anand” at the Irving convention center. As we sat having snacks and commenting on those days back in Dallas, I could only think of how approachable and down to earth he really is. Sekhar is a very modest and unassuming person. He truly listens to input and seems to be unchanged by success. The fifty day mark for “Leader” being released occurs on April 9th so he and Manohar started brewing plans for a festive tour through various cities in the state of Andhra Pradesh promoting the movie. He knew I had not seen the movie yet and wanted to set up a special viewing for me tomorrow with his assistant director Sashi to interpret. What an honor.