June 07, 2017
Filmmaker Mohan Krishna Indraganti, who
finds comedy very exciting and empowering, says he has used the genre
to critique everything around him in Telugu film "Ami Thumi", in an
entertaining fashion.
"This film has tons of social references, but we have done it in a way
it doesn't offend anyone. There are references about demonetisation,
about arranged marriage, about people's obsession with mobile phones
and how we are still caught in certain notions about our own culture,"
Indraganti told IANS.
Starring Adivi Sesh, Eesha, Srinivas Avasarla and Aditi Myakal, "Ami
Thumi" is slated for release on Friday.
Talking about what fascinates him about comedy, he said: "Comedy is
very empowering. We should all be ready to make fun of ourselves, just
to see how ridiculous we are as human beings under certain
circumstances. I like to write humour that's healthy as it helps in
studying human psychology."
According to Indraganti, the film is high on raucous humour and fast
dialogues.
Asked if it was challenging to write complex humour, he said: "Comedy
is one of the most underrate genres. In any creative format, it's
really difficult to write comedy because you can't negotiate with the
audience. Either I make them laugh or I can't. When it comes to comedy,
it's about the timing of the joke and audiences have to connect with it
instantly.
"Writing comedy is like walking on the edge of a sword, but that's what
makes it exciting, because it lets you comment on things you are most
angry about in the most entertaining way."
Talking about film, Indraganti said: "It's easily the funniest film of
my career. There's a lot of wordplay, and it's written in such a way
that there is no time to pause and cut to a song."