After the release of Saleem, the question that boggles the mind of everyone is whether director YVS Chowdhary has lost his Midas Touch. With 'Saleem' being universally reviled by film critics and cursed by the audience, the director has delivered two disasters in succession.

The 2008 legendary super flop 'Okka Mogadu', with Balakrishna in the lead, damaged YVS' image immensly. The audience were numbed to see such a ridiculous film from the maker of films like 'Devadasu', 'Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo', 'Seethayya' etc.

The hopes have been dashed yet another time. His immediate film after 'Okka Mogadu', 'Saleem' doesn't boast of Chowdhary's signature style. Poorly written and outrageously mediocre, the film is most likely to turn up as the year's biggest box office horror.

In this context, can we say YVS has lost his Midas Touch? It will be too early to arrive at a conclusion. For, a director who crafts an absurd one today could produce a thorough entertainer tomorrow. Let's hope grounded YVS limps back in near future.