For society's sake
M.L. NARASIMHAM
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Madan has a winner in hand in `Pellaina Kothalo'.
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LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! Director Madan with Priya Mani.
For a collegian who wrote scripts for plays to garner attention from fellow students, it was not really difficult to grow up into a movie script writer-winning accolades with his debut attempt. Madan now takes a step forward to make a mark as a movie maker. Pellaina Kothalo- his debut film as a producer and director is making waves now in the industry.
Madan wrote the story, screenplay and dialogue for the offbeat commercial grosser, Aa Naluguru. And for his next film, he donned the avatars of a producer and director as well. "Blame it on circumstances," smiles Madan. "I have to turn a producer out of sheer necessity.
My stint in the industry started as an assistant cameraman with veteran S. Gopala Reddy. I was one of the screenplay writers for Kalyanaramudu, Kabaddi Kabaddi, Avunu Vaalliddaru Ishtapaddaru and Khushi Khusigaa."
Director Chandra Sidhardha, a friend of his, gave him a break as writer with that acclaimed and award winning film Aa Naluguru. Madan carried his mission of injecting social values into his themes that he had so successfully done while writing awareness scripts for DD and for the National Human Resources Commission before entering films.
Focusing on the contemporary social milieu, his directorial debut Pellaina Kothalo... talks about the importance and ways of retaining harmony in marital relationship. He strongly believes that the foundation for a long marital bonding is laid in the first few months of any marriage.
"The theme is based on a simple concept. Division is what makes life miserable. The joint family system slowly eroded giving way to nuclear families. In such families again there is discontentment among the spouses.
With women today educated and earning equally or in some cases more than their husbands, dependency has given rise to independency.
The number of divorce cases is also on the rise. Even slight misunderstandings are blown out of proportion due to ego hassles. It's a serious issue encased and presented sugar coating it in an entertainment format."
Is he a feminist? "I am neither a pseudo feminist nor male chauvinist, the film takes a balanced view. I felt this is one major problem bothering the young generation. And still 80 per cent of our marriages are arranged ones.
Two strangers meet in the presence of their elders, have a glance at each other, talks for a few minutes and something clicks and they are married.
Today, most men prefer a working woman as a bride, keeping an eye on the future and for a comfortable present. I have taken one such couple.
Jagapathi Babu played a husband in umpteen numbers of films before. For the first time he is cast as a newly wed.
Out of every ten, one can find at least five to six persons with the same qualities like he behaves in the movie. Priya Mani just looks like the girl-next-door.
Any couple need to have their space, self respect and freedom but not at the cost of disintegration of their family. That is the simple message. The title is tickling and sounds romantic, but the issue is not so funny," he smiles.
By the way, the guy who made the film on marital bonding is a bachelor.
"My music director Agasthya and executive producer Jagan are also bachelors. We can draw themes from society around. Today most men are marrying only after 30. I am 32. I am waiting for my Ms. Right, may be next year," he laughs.
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