Gripping tale of a mother and son
M.L. NARASIMHAM
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Prabhas stars in V.V. Vinayak's `Yogi', a remake of the Kannada hit `Jogi'.
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STRONG ROLES Prabhas and Nayanatara performed their roles well.
On a cool winter evening, amidst psychedelic lights, the atmosphere is charged on the spacious floor at Padmalaya Studios. Naturally so, as Mumaith Khan is dancing with Prabhas. The song is being filmed for Easwari Films' Yogi directed by V.V. Vinayak. What impresses one while watching Vinayak at work is that, apart from his commitment, he comes up with newfangled ideas while narrating a tale.
For a director who made successful original films so far, it is a challenging task to do a remake. V.V. Vinayak's first attempt at a remake, Yogi, for exhibitors-turned-producers P. Ravindranath Reddy (Mayor of Cuddapah), P. Sudarshan Reddy and P. Chandraparatapa Reddy, is nearing completion.
One point on which Prabhas scores over his pedananna (Krishnam Raju, the illustrious actor), is his dancing skill. As the song Orori yogi nannu korikeyyara... orori yogi nannu neelo kalipeyyara, written by Chandra Bose for Ramana Gogula's tune, is played, Mumaith and Prabhas rehearse. The song, choreographed by Rajasekhar, is a fusion of folk and western styles.
The take begins as Sameer Reddy's camera closely captures the actor's fast paced movements. "This is the second song in the film. Of the 40 tunes Ramana Gogula composed for the film, the director chose six fabulous ones. The music gels with the theme. For this song, we created two sets — at Annapurna Studios and Padmalaya. Though it is a remake of the sensational Kannada hit Jogi, Vinayak has changed about 80 per cent of the film while retaining its central focus."
Prabhas plays the central character Yogeswara Prasad, a simple village lad from Rayalseema who lives with his mother (played by Sarada). When he moves to the city for sustenance, his life takes a new course. "Prabhas appears in two different get ups one — as an innocent village lad whose only goal in life is to make his mother happy and the other as the tough city guy. Prabhas is a superb performer. He scored on the acting front and in action episodes.
Vinayak has a unique way of getting innovative action scenes directed by his stunt directors. The thrilling edge-of-the-seat action scenes from stunt Siva prove the point," smiles the presenter. Nayantara has a strong role even though the theme is dominated by the mother-son bonding.
Meanwhile, Prabhas and Mumaith Khan are matching steps vigorously for the song shoot in progress. "After this, we move to Bangalore to picturise a duet on Prabhas and Nayanatara with which the shooting will be complete," we are told by the publicist B.A. Raju.
To add to the entertainment value, the film's cast includes a battery of leading comedians like Sunil, Venumadhav, M.S. Narayana, Ali, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Rajan P. Dev, Pradeep Rawat, Chalapathi Rao and Chandramohan. Yogi is scheduled to release on January 10.
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