When Nagarjuna waited for Mani Ratnam. Nagarjuna of late is doing special roles and this is capturing the imagination of his fans. After impressing with his role in Dhanush's Kuberaa, he made an impact with his performance in Rajinikanth's Coolie.
It is known that Nagarjuna captured the imagination of all with his performance in Geetanjali under the direction of Mani Ratnam. The film turned out to be evergreen classic.
Speaking about it, Nagarjuna said “Vikram (1986) was my first film; it was a remake of Jackie Shroff’s first film Hero (1983). It worked well purely because people were curious to see how ANR’s son would act. I did around seven films after that, which were for the sake of it. But I got my big break with the mass audience with Aakhari Poratam (1988), and that purely worked because of Raghavendra Rao and Sridevi. I was like a doll in that film.”
He continued “I was unhappy with my films, and I wanted to do something I liked. I watched Mouna Ragam (1986) and felt like I would do well in a Mani Ratnam film. I knew he lived in Poes Garden in Chennai and that he would go on a walk every day at 6 AM. I pursued him for around a month while he was out on the walk. He would allow me to talk to him for 10 minutes before avoiding me. But during our brief meetings, I convinced him to work with me. That’s when we made Geethanjali (1989).”