There is a reason why Krish is fast turning out to be the mini-Rajamouli of Tollywood. Before we proceed, let's throw light on what differentiates Rajamouli from others: it's the ability to deal with supra-challenging subjects. 'Magadheera', 'Eega' and 'Baahubali' have cemented his image as a path-breaker. Krish seems to be taking big steps toward the same path, minus the scale that the other director's movies are known for.

Star directors not only possess creativity, but also loads of skills that have no direct bearing on the product, but which nevertheless go a long way in making him a success. VV Vinayak is the best example of the wielder of the aforementioned skills. Just look at how relaxed Ram Charan has admittedly been, taking the pressure of producing a legend's 150th movie in his stride. It is owed to his director.

At one level, Krish is a combination of Rajamouli and Vinayak. He is a mini-Rajamouli when it comes to doing ambitious subjects; he is a Vinayak clone with respect to the ability to lead the team with an assuring presence.

Krish's remarkable ability to film the technically and aesthetically superior 'Kanche' in 57 days stands out. More so the way he has wrapped up 'Gautamiputra Satakarni' in a relatively less span of time. Some day, he could direct Chiranjeevi, whose appreciation he got in good measure post 'Kanche'.

At the intellectual level, he is gutsy. It is only he who could have allowed the names of castes to be taken in 'Kanche' (read the Kapu-Kamma dialogue uttered by Varun Tej), writer Sai Madhav Burra says. At the creative level, Krish has been widening the horizon.

Can we venture that Krish is a class director slowly graduating into becoming a mass director? For now though, he is two star directors rolled into one!