 On the sets of the film Arya , Raju offered Bhaskar a film to direct . On the sets of Bhadra , Bhaskar narrated the story to Raju and the saga began . Thus , Bommarillu became the first directorial venture for Bhaskar . In an interview , he said that the story for the film began taking shape in as early as 1997 when he wrote about a father and a son 's relationship . However , when the plans of making the film arose , an element of love between the protagonists was added . In the interview , he said that the script , to an extent , is autobiographical . He cites personal examples of some scenes from the film such as the choice of clothes for Siddhu by Aravind , the head @-@ bump between the lead actors and Lakshmi singing in the kitchen . 
