Bharath Parepalli, a protege of
Dasari Narayana Rao, began his directorial career with
Dr. Ambedkar in 1992. He followed this with films such as
Boy Friend (1994) and
Jantar Mantar (1994). For
Tapassu, Bharath took on dual responsibilities as the film's director and lead actor. The film was produced under the Sruthilaya Unit banner. He collaborated with Dasari Narayana Rao on projects including
Maisamma IPS (2008), which Dasari produced, and
Adivishnu (2008), featuring Dasari's son
Arun Kumar in the lead role. == Music ==