Singeetam Srinivasa Rao used "Mayabazar" storyline in his 2008 multilingual animation film "Ghatothkach". Director Krishna Vamsi called "Mayabazar" more an "epic, than a mere classic" and said that the film's tagline, "Sasirekha Parinayam", inspired the title of his 2009 Telugu film. In February 2010, acting coach and director L. Satyanand compared "Mayabazar" to films such as "The Ten Commandments" (1956), "Ben-Hur" (1959), "Sholay" (1975) and "Avatar" (2009), saying that they "are evergreen and never fade away from the mind", with continued appeal. Satyanand praised Bartley's cinematography, saying that the film ... was definitely ahead of its time. It is still a mystery how Marcus Bartley could morph Sasirekha through the ripples in the pond. It was an absolute masterpiece, considering the equipment in use, those days. In the absence of hi-def cameras, computer generated visual effects and high-end computers, the direction, cinematography and visual effects were efforts of sheer human genius.