Treading a familiar path
M.L. NARASIMHAM
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Rajasekhar quits the army to serve the people, takes on erring politicians and cleanses the system.
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CHANGING SOCIETY Rajasekhar and Samvrutha in the film `Yevadaithe Nakenti'.
"We are shooting at Madala Ravi's house in Film Nagar," director V. Samudra tells us, in a telephone conversation. He is directing Kausik Movies Yevadaithe Nakenti... produced by Sama Chandrasekhar Reddy with Rajasekhar and newcomer Samvrutha in the lead. A vicious wind is blowing in the richly decorated drawing room. When five `wicked men' assemble what can one expect than some evil design?
One could spot at the venue `Kalabhavan' Mani, Raghuvaran, Devaraj, Narsing Yadav, Rajendra and Tarzan with a few assistants standing at a distance. Mani, Raghuvaran Devaraj and Rajendra are dressed in spotless white as if from a popular detergent ad. Madhu A. Naidu's camera captures the plotting five as the director watches the scene over the 14-inch television screen.
He orders `cut' and then briefs the actors on the required discreet emotions and signs of apprehension on their faces as they talk. He is content with the scene after a couple of takes. "In the movie, this house belongs to a dreaded rowdy (played by Kalabhavan Mani) who masterminds the rise and fall of governments in the state. The education minister (Raghuvaran) seeks his help to overthrow the government. His son-in-law (Devaraj) supports him. The crucial scene shows them plotting against the government, planning the murder of an important functionary and their escape from a legal case," says Samudra, about the scene in progress. That brings us to the hero's role. "Rajasekhar works in the armed forces. He quits his job to serve people as a civilian. A straightforward man, he is at loggerheads with his father (Raghuvaran) and brother-in-law (Devaraj). How he enters politics and cleanses the system forms the rest of the story. Rajasekhar is donning the role of an army officer for the first time. After Ankusam, this film will be remembered for his power packed performance," opines the filmmaker. The duo had earlier worked together for Simharasi. "We are confident of repeating the success." Madhu's unit is still fixing the camera equipment and the trolley to another corner. "Paruchuri Brothers' dialogues are an added asset," continues the director. "The emotional verbal dual between the ministers and the hero will be the highlight."
A new music director, Chinna, composes the music. "He has composed memorable tunes for five songs. We shot two of them on heroine Samvrutha and the hero in Belgium, Amsterdam and Paris. We will be shooting the other songs in Hyderabad. The title song is patriotic." Samvrutha hails from Kerala and is making her debut in Telugu films. "She is a political science student in the film and that brings her closer to the hero," smiles the director. One major highlight is the screenplay written by Rajasekhar and Jeevitha.
"Though the film is based on the Malayalam hit Lion, we made a lot of changes. Even if there's an iota of change in politicians after watching the movie, we will feel vindicated," concludes the director. Talking about the film, Rajasekhar said, "There are a lot of action scenes to lure the masses. Romantic interludes and emotional scenes will appeal to the youth and family audience." The film will release in the first week of November.
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