
The craftsman, not the craft
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao carried a film in his head for forty years, and made it at ninety-four.
26 July 2026Surya
I watched this recent film, Sing Geetham. Not the concept, not the craft. The craftsman is what surprised me.
More than anything, I was amazed by how he carried the thought for forty years.
Even a small unfinished thought is hard to carry.
He carried a whole movie plot.
For years. That is a battle.
For some reason, more than the film itself, I liked the energy it created.
Fantasy film.
Summer.
DSP’s Melodies.
I went back to my childhood, to the summer matinee my father and I used to go to.
That said. A man at ninety-four, sitting in a wheelchair, could do it.
So why can’t we.
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.