ability to his box-office appeal, popular entertainment magazine, Filmfare , quoted him "Bigger than Bachchan", a reference to Bollywood’s Amitabh Bachchan . [40] News magazine The Week hailed him as "The new money machine". [41] filmography Year Film Role Notes 1978 Punadhirallu Vijay Debut film 1979 Idi Katha Kaadu Subanakar 1980 Punnami