July 02, 2017
Debutant director Shiva Nirvana says
his Telugu romantic-drama "Ninnu Kori", slated for release on Friday,
will be the most emotional film in its lead actor Nanis career.
It's been Shiva's long time desire to work with Nani, and he has at
different stages over the years envisioned a story for him.
"Even while working as an assistant director, I tried to meet him and
pitch stories. Over the years, I must have planned four to five stories
with him. A lot of first time directors want to work with Nani because
he gives prime importance to the story over anything," Shiva told IANS.
After a long wait when an opportunity finally arrived, Shiva floored
Nani with an impressive script.
"It's a romantic film about the emotional conflict between the lead
characters. This is easily the most emotional film in Nani's career.
But it's not a sad film. It has a great scope for comedy, but it's not
forced to make audiences laugh," he said.
"Each character has an emotional and fun side. We have explored both
the sides and that's what makes the story easily relatable," he added.
The film also stars Nivetha Thomas and Aadi Pinisetty.
On working with Nani, he said he has great sensibilities and is well
aware of the kind of stories people like.
"He is someone who wants his stories to work. He cares about other
characters in a story. After I narrated the script, he suggested that I
make some changes to Aadi's character and make it even more prominent.
It's a rare quality," he said.