High-voltage entertainer
M.L. NARASIMHAM
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After box office grosser `Bhadrachalam' and `Sri Ramulaiah' N. Shankar returns with a youthful `Ram'.
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HISTRIONIC HIGH Genelia and Nitin in an emotion-packed scene.
With its crowded ambience it is an awesome experience getting into the old city, the historic Charminar area in particular. The adjacent market place leaves a fashion statement of its own with the dangling of colourful bangles and traditional artefacts coupled with the inviting aroma from the wayside restaurants.
Crisscrossing through this entire hustle and bustle one reaches an old house from the pre-Independence era located a few yards away in a gully.
"We are shooting a few important scenes at this 1940s building," says director N. Shankar. He then excuses himself for a moment to discuss the camera angle for the shot to be taken, with his cinematographer J.K. The director has made his debut with Encounter, a progressive film. He has since directed seven films including the runaway hit Bhadrachalam and Sri Ramulaiah. Thematically moving a little bit away from his earlier ventures, Shankar is directing his eighth film, Ram for Producer S. Sudhakar Reddy's Sri Venkataramana Pictures.
Facing the camera were hero Nitin, heroine Genelia, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Venumadhav and `Telengana' Sakunthala. Hrishitaa Bhatt plays the second heroine. Once the director calls for the shot, the entire atmosphere turns serious and the actors fully charged to get into the characters they are playing. By the facial expressions of the hero and from the punchy dialogue delivered by him, it is evident that he is in a highly emotional state. The other actors facing him show equal concern.
Emotional roller-coaster
"We are shooting five to six scenes here. They showcase different emotions from the point of the hero - light hearted, romantic, anguish, anger, and high voltage. Today we are filming his intense emotional outbursts," informs the director once he finishes shooting that particular segment in the scene. Sipping a scalding cup of Irani chai that goes well with the environment he is equally charged up talking about his current project. "The story is set in Mumbai. Both the hero and the heroine hail from the city and the villains too (Atul Kulkarni and Jeeva). We shot for about 20 days in Mumbai. It is a story with myriad emotions showcasing Nitin's talent from a new dimension. There is so much freshness in the role he plays you will be seeing a new Nitin altogether.
Rarely do we get themes that blend so well - action, colourful comedy, pleasant songs, subtle sentiments and of course young love. I did not completely move away from my style of filmmaking. There is a progressive stance too in the form of a message that makes one think." The shoot commences again. The director observes, "You can find in our hero the qualities of most youth - mischievous, carefree, courageous and highly motivated. Youth can easily identify themselves with his character. No doubt, the film exuberate youthfulness but the concept is such that it will entertain all ages. Four songs tuned by Yuvan Shankar Raja were shot in Mumbai, Kerala-Karnataka border and in Hyderabad.
"After today's work we have to do two days patchwork and shoot the fifth and final song on the lead pair."
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