How has your journey from Dollar Dreams and Anand to Love Story been?
#LOVE STORY TELUGU MOVIE MOVIE#
We had ‘Cinema Kashtalu’ (a phrase used in Telugu to mean that someone has so many problems that it looks filmy) and this movie is releasing after a lot of struggles. Families were experiencing difficult times, there were sad stories everywhere and the people's frame of mind had become grim, as many were affected due to the pandemic. The general atmosphere in society was also not good. There was continuous stress and confusion throughout the release of the movie. If the trailer had also been released, there are chances that the content might become stale. Keeping in mind the release date, we were slowly putting out the songs and the content was also getting popular slowly. On April 6, we were planning to release the theatrical trailer, but fortunately, it did not happen and the movie was postponed from Apto a later date due to the second wave of COVID-19. The movie was postponed several times after it was ready to be released. We finished the shoot within 30 days and post production work started after that. We used to get our own food, maintain our physical distancing, wear masks, get insurance for everybody. We had finished almost 60- 70% of the shoot before the first wave of COVID-19, and when the permissions were given to resume shooting, we were the first few movies which started shooting by taking all precautions. When was this movie shot? And what precautions were taken during COVID-19? I'm also excited about the chemistry between the lead pair on the screen. This is the first time that he is being shown like this and it is completely different from what he has done before. Naga Chaitanya has also worked hard for this role, being in this character 24X7, working out, rehearsals, getting it right with the facial expressions, mannerisms, costumes, Telangana dialect. He is believable and vulnerable, a soft person. I knew that she could pull it off.Ĭoming to Naga Chaitanya, he has honesty in his face, a good smile. While Bhanumathi's character is a straightforward one, a person who speaks her mind in an open way, Mounika’s character from Love Story is a layered one and more complex. I know her potential as an actor and the movie is also dance based, where there is a concept of fitness dance, and she is a good dancer.Īnd I wanted to do something different from Fidaa. The main reason for selecting Sai Pallavi is that I have already worked with her before in Fidaa (2017). What is the reason behind casting Sai Pallavi and Naga Chaitanya for these particular roles? So this is the love story of two such people and their struggles. It's more than a romantic comedy, it's an emotional musical love story. We have touched on gender issues as well. This is that kind of a story, and if it's told by a mainstream hero like Naga Chaitanya, it will be relatable. For example, Chiranjeevi garu movies and ones that were directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Once upon a time, there were a lot of such movies. It's been a while, in recent times, since we saw stories about the struggle for existence, stories that talk about disparities, hunger struggles.they have become rare. Many Telugu movies are now about the urban middle class, software, engineering.