Shiva Nirvana Learned Filmmaking as a Cooler Boy

Shiva Nirvana wanted to learn how movies were made.

He especially wanted to watch director Ram Gopal Varma work.

Varma’s film sets were difficult for outsiders to enter.

So Shiva took a job carrying water and managing air coolers on the set of Rakta Charitra.

This allowed him to stay nearby and watch the filmmaking quietly.

Varma did not know that the cooler boy was actually an aspiring director.

Years later, Shiva told Varma what he had done.

Varma felt amused and moved by Shiva’s determination.

Shiva later became the director of Irumudi, starring Ravi Teja.