Santoshi is a good all rounder. Way back in 90's his movies had good stories, screenplays and were big hits. Sad he could not patao meenakshi sheshadri
if director has in it even a low budget movie with normal cast can be a hit and if director is useless than even a high budget movie with multi star cast will be a flop.
in fact the real fun sitting in the theatre enjoying a movie only comes when the movie has been carved by the hands of a good director.