of the film. Ramya Krishna was selected to portray the role of the goddess and Soundarya was selected to portray her devotee after she was recommended by Babu Mohan. Baby Sunaina was cast as Ammoru's child avatar. Filming The filming began in July 1992 at Ayinavilli in the East Godavari district. Despite Y. Rama Rao being announced as director, Shyam Prasad Reddy replaced him with Kodi Ramakrishna after he was not satisfied with the film's outcome. Kodi Ramakrishna revealed that when he was offered to direct the film, he had to read books related to visual effects to improve his knowledge. Vijay C. Kumar, who handled cinematography said that he had to use blue matte for the graphics related shots and the graphics part was handled by Lin Wood. Despite not having a big star cast, the film was shot twice and took three years to complete with the budget of 1.8 crore. Music Chakravarthy was initially chosen to compose the music, but since he was unwell at that time his son Sri was selected to compose. Awards and honours Filmfare Awards Best Actress – Telugu - Soundarya Nandi Awards Special Jury Award - Shyam Prasad Reddy Best Makeup Artist - M. Chandra Rao Legacy The film's success established the trend of mythological fantasy films with visual effects in Telugu cinema with Kodi Ramakrishna directing similar projects like Devi (1999) and Anji (2004) in his career. The film proved to be a launchpad for Soundarya, who went on to become a top most actress in Telugu cinema. References External links Listen to Ammoru songs at Raaga.com 1995 films 1990s Telugu-language films Films directed by Kodi Ramakrishna Indian fantasy films Hindu devotional films Telugu films remade in other languages 1995 fantasy films