Complex sentence: Similar views were expressed after a special screening at L. V. Prasad residence but Chakrapani was confident of the film's success when he saw children clapping in response to Rama Rao's performance in comical sequences.
Split into simpler sentences: Similar views were expressed after a special screening at L. V. Prasad residence. However, Chakrapani was confident of the film's success when he saw children clapping in response to Rama Rao's performance in comical sequences.