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Of dreams and the city
M L NARASIMHAM
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‘Ninna Nedu Repu’, say its makers, is a realistic portrayal of youth and their aspirations.
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Young and restless Ravikrishna and Akshara in the film.
There is no trace of a film shoot near Charminar. As we neither spotted a unit with nearly hundred members as we were told, nor the arc lights, reflectors, cranes and trolleys, we wondered if we had landed at the wrong location. Just then, the creato
r of Hyderabad Nawabs, Lakshmikanth Chenna, greets us with a smile assuring us that we are at the right place. He is shooting for his second directorial venture, SPR Entertainments India (P) Ltd. Ninna Nedu Repu produced by Nookarapu Surya Prakash Rao. “Today’s shoot required no such paraphernalia; but it is a crucial scene,” smiled Lakshmikanth.
A simple looking bearded young man is anxiously waiting for something. His appearance gives away that he is a first timer to the city. On a close look, the youngster turned out to be Ravikrishna. Cinematographer Arul Vincent is using natural light to shoot the scene. “Vijay (Ravikrishna), a village lad, comes to the city with a goal. He is waiting for a call and this call is the turning point in the script and for the character,” says the director.
Suryaprakash Rao is making the film in Tamil (Netru Indru Naalai). “We shot a similar scene at Chennai’s L I C building. Both the popular sites are used as a backdrop for the scene to show that the protagonist has arrived in the city,” explains the director.
Akshara (or Rekha of Anandam fame) plays the female lead. “I can not talk much about the story as it is basically a screenplay-based film. Akshara, as Swapna, has a performance oriented character. The story is set in three days and Ravikrishna’s character passes through three stages - one as a simpleton village lad, the other during the transformation process and the third as the transformed urban guy. Yesterday he had a goal; today remembers and works towards the goal and the tomorrow phase shows how things are to be. Of the five songs tuned by Anil, two were shot as background numbers that narrate the story while the rest three are duets.”
“Entertainment is the crux of the film. Though there is an element of suspense, I wouldn’t categorise the film into any particular genre,” Ravikrishna agrees with the director, airing his views during the brief break.
Further, Ravikrishna says, “A number of message-oriented films are basically entertainers. After 7-G Brindavan Colony, I found this script exciting. It is about today’s youth and their aspirations. It is a realistic portrayal of today’s generation and also talks about parents. Tamanna plays a guest role as Asha.” Ravikrishna then moves to face the camera.
“He (Ravikrishna) has done a lot of homework for the role. He has shown variations for the three different shades in his character. He also shed a few kilos too to play the part of the urban youth,” says Lakshmikanth. The camera focuses on Ravi’s face that shows a feeling of trepidation. To know the reason for the alarm, one has to wait till the third week of November when the film hits the marquee.
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Friday Review
Bangalore
Chennai and Tamil Nadu
Delhi
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Thiruvananthapuram
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