 He failed in his supplementary exams later that year as he was watching more and more films.Realizing his interest in cinema his father Chitti Babu Naidu gave him a challenge to pass at least 10th standard with a reward to join him in film industry.Chota took the Challenge and passed with good rank and duly his father made him to join as camera apprentice at "Devar films outdoor unit" (camera rental house in the city of Chennai in 1979).