In the line of promises
K.R. GANESH
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Joining the new brigade in the film industry is Rajshaker, director of Amritavani
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SPIRITED Rajshaker hopes that the film will add to the success spell of recent Kannada films
At a time when star actors, directors are biting the ground with their string of remakes, it's uplifting to have young directors walking the success path with original plots and hard work. "Mungaru Maley", "Cyanide", "Duniya", "Nenapirali", Yograj Bhatt, Soori, Prem, comedy Ganesh, Vijay... director Rajshaker aspires to join this list of successful names. The 33-year-old Rajshaker, by his own admission, has no clue about filmmaking, but is nevertheless on this ambitious project of making a film, "Amritavani". The enthusiastic Rajshaker, extremely excited about his newfound interest, comes from a middle class family. The sudden demise of his father forced him to abruptly terminate his college education and take up a job. Rajshaker ran into problems with his employer and eventually started his own garment unit. When friends decided to pitch in, he hired 15 people and started a full-fledged unit. His line of clothes, Blue Bird, excelled what with his preparedness and penchant for perfection.
Suddenly, one morning, this employer of over 350 people, had a desire to make a film, and there he was giving shape to the love story that was brewing in his head. He chose the famous cinematographer Sundarnath Suvarna to shoot his film. After several rounds of working on the script, and experts in the field giving him their word for it, Rajshaker embarked on his dream project.
Talk to the man and he can't stop praising Suvarna, who could grasp the frames in his mind, "even though I was unable to explain it to him using technical jargon."
"If the film succeeds, it goes to the team, if it loses, I'm solely responsible," he puts is modestly. There is conviction written all over his face.
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