Vasudev's big screen venture
Kunwari Bahu (1984) is an adaptation of
Repati Koduku, a
Telugu novel authored by
Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy.
Hum Log, (1984–85) broadcast on DD1 was India's first
soap opera and the first drama series in the Indian sub-continent and
Asia. His directorial venture
Ganadevta (1987–88) is a televised version of
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay's 1942
Bengali novel
Ganadevata. It starred Rohit Orhi in lead. It also featured
Roopa Ganguly and Anjul Chaturvedi. The series earned Ganguly her national recognition. == Death ==