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Thriller on a train
M. L. NARASIMHAM
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Suspense in the train and the drama unfolds in the midst of nature.
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Popular pair ‘Allari’ Naresh with Sindhu Tolani in ‘Visakha Express’
It is always a pleasure to be in Araku Valley. The hill station lures with its pleasant weather unpolluted amidst the thick forests and greenery at an altitude of nearly 900 m above sea level. The locations in and around the 36 km valley is much expl
oited by our filmmakers yet they look fresh and new everytime one watches on the big screen either the scenes or songs shot there. Director Vara Mullapudi’s unit returns to its base camp at Araku, after shooting a key scene in a train for ’Visakha Express.’ The lead actors Rajeev Kanakala and ‘Allari’ Naresh too alight from the cars along with other crew and cast. And it is lunch time. It is talk time too. But the burly Vara tries to hide the information on the film, because “it is a suspense thriller” that he is making. "We took the train at Vizag, and were to finish the shoot of a key scene on the lead actors by the time we reach Araku. But we could complete the shoot only at Dharliput in Orissa, two or three stations away from Araku. All through the train journey, unit cars and generator van followed us by road. So from Dharliput we took the road route and reached here by this time. The scene we shot in the train is the turning point and crucial to the story. So I can not reveal what was the scene we shot just now. It is between two friends, a doctor and a businessman who are on a journey and how an unexpected incident changes the course of the story to a suspense genre. Basically it is an entertainer with all the commercial ingredients like love, romance, humour, suspense, action and of course songs,” smiles Vara.
Preethi Jhangiani and Sindhu Tolani are paired opposite Rajeev and Naresh.
The unit hurriedly finishes its lunch so that they can be on time to shoot the next portion before sunset. "We are travelling to a fabulous location," Vara keeps the suspense part intact as he says this without revealing where we are heading to. “Ah… it is a wonderful place to shoot a song” as we were wondering at the nature’s serene beauty, the cars came to a halt.
The location is between Paderu and Araku. With blue hills as the backdrop, the lush green fields and plantations are a treat to watch. “We spotted this location while we were travelling to Araku. So here we are to shoot a portion of a song,” Vara said.
The unit members are busy placing the reflectors and the trolleys at the required positions, while the outdoor unit staff connects the cables from the generator van. But what catches one’s attention is the mounted print outs of Bapu’s illustrations that the unit hands are placing amidst the green fields.
The song is played on the tape. Jonnavithula Ramalingeswara Rao’s naughty but romantic lyric Champese bhangimalatho rechchagoduthu mudhada vasthe nenu thoyyaku
venkaki set to tune by Vijay Kurakula and rendered by Gopika Poornima and Ranjith reverberated the serene surroundings.
The lead pair Rajeev Kanakala and Preethi Jingyani step into enact the song sequence as tutored by choreographer Thirumurugan son of veteran actress Bindhu Ghosh.
"This song comes in the second half in a flash back. As for the illustrations, they are just another backdrop," says Vara as he concentrates on his actors. The film is slated for release on November 16.
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