India, Oct. 6 -- If there is one Telugu filmmaker who managed to get the cross-section between commercial success and experimentation right, it has to be Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The filmmaker, who turned 95 just a few days before his death on October 3, was known for making out-of-the-box films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, and English. While his stellar silent film Pushpaka Vimana (1987) is unfortunately unavailable to stream online, here are five other films of his you can stream.

Kamal Haasan played triple roles as Sethupathi, Raja and Appu in this classic tale of revenge. His portrayal of Apu, a person with dwarfism, still remains one of his most memorable roles. Singeetham took an extraordinary premise and ensured that it stil...