The film was Geethanjali, which remains the only Telugu film directed by Ratnam. After a month of regularly attempting to run into the director, Nagarjuna requested him to direct a Telugu film with him in the lead, which the director agreed to after initial reluctance. Nagarjuna revealed that he used to wait outside Ratnam's house every morning when the director would go on his daily walk to exchange conversation.
She also tells him that she's not bothered about what happens in the future and she only lives for today. Geethanjali tells him that she's not worried about her impending death as everyone who lives in this world will be gone someday. This intrigues him as she is always happy and energetic. To his dismay, he finds out that she has a terminal illness. Curious at this, Prakash inquires about her health. Geethanjali's grandmother scolds Prakash for pulling such a stunt on Geethanjali as such things could have worsened her health condition. Prakash goes out to look for her and upon finding her shivering in the cold, brings her back to her family. Later that night, Geethanjali's youngest sister comes to Prakash and tells him that Geethanjali has still not returned home and they are getting worried about her. Prakash becomes angry and retaliates by driving Geethanjali to a hillside area and leaving her there.
Though Prakash tries his best to explain the truth, Geethanjali's grandmother chides him and humiliates him in public. Furious at this knowledge, Geethanjali's grandmother confronts Prakash about it. When she tries to pull the same prank on Prakash, who is already aware of this, it backfires as he pulls a bigger prank on her by dressing himself as a vampire and along with aerial wire stunts, scares her.Īfter being unsuccessful in scaring Prakash away, Geethanjali forms another plan in which she complains to her grandmother that Prakash had asked her (Geethanjali) to elope with him. When he comes to meet her, she along with her sisters and friends play an elaborate prank by dressing up as ghosts to scare him away. In one incident, Geetanjali asks a guy to meet her near a church after sundown to elope with her. There, he meets Geetanjali, who enjoys playing pranks on people around her. Unable to hear his mother's constant wailing, he packs his bags and leaves to his family's vacation home in Ooty. Although the accident is only minor, during medical tests, he is diagnosed with terminal cancer and has a few months to live. During his celebration with his friends, he gets into a road accident. Prakash, a carefree, mischievous student graduates from College.