Prashanth Neel's affinity with gangster drama genre is what makes him best in this niche The newest name that is being chanted, in direction, across the nation is Prashanth Neel, director of the KGF series! By his elevation of heroism to unseen levels in Indian cinema, Prashanth has proved himself to be a master of his craft, as shown in the way he has handled the Yash-starrer series. Speaking to an online publication, Prashanth Neel said that he has a natural affinity for gangster dramas, and also revealed the three biggest influences on him in this genre are: Academy Award-winning crime trilogy ‘The Godfather’, The cult classic ‘Scarface’ and the films of our very own ace director Ram Gopal Varma. Praising the Satya director's work, Prashanth Neel said “Ram Gopal Varma portrayed crime in a heroic sense. But even then, his films on the underworld although commercial in nature would not reach out to everybody because they were made in their truest sense. I built on that, that commercial aspect which would make the film reach out to everybody without limitations”.