Sep 05, 2017
Debutant filmmaker Krishna R.V.
Marimuthu says it's love for cinema and creativity from a tender age
that brought him and actor Naga Chaitanya together for the forthcoming
Telugu action-thriller "Yuddham Sharanam".
Chaitanya and Krishna have been childhood friends and share extreme
love for cinema.
"Both of us have been in creative collaboration from childhood. We were
in a band together. From Class 7 or 8, we have been talking about doing
movies together," Krishna told IANS, and added as a youngster he was
more interested in music.
Eventually, Krishna took a liking to writing.
"He chose acting and I started writing. I wanted to try my hand in
cinema, and I ended up working as an assistant director to A.L. Vijay
and Krish.
"Chaitanya and I were always in touch, bouncing ideas and were waiting
for the right project to collaborate. I believe our love for cinema
brought us together," he said.
"Yuddham Sharanam" is slated for release on Friday.
Talking about the film, Krishna said it's a story of a boy-next-door
and what happens when he's pushed to the edge.
"What happens when a happy-go-lucky guy is forced to fight for his
survival? What really got Chaitanya excited is when his character
decides to stand up for himself, he undergoes a very organic
transformation. The whole process takes time and audiences will really
like it," he said.
The film also stars Lavanya Tripathi, Srikanth and Revathy.
Asked if working with Chaitanya was easy because he's a close friend,
Krishna said: "Friendship made things difficult for us because it meant
bigger responsibility. On the bright side, we could talk about things
openly and address our problems easily."
"I had to remember I was working with a star and I had to keep his
image in mind. I was very conscious about this part which pushed me out
of my comfort zone. Nevertheless, Chaitanya would make me feel
comfortable," he added.
Srikanth, most popular for his character roles, plays the antagonist in
the film.
"Since I come from Tamil background, my knowledge about Telugu actors
and their work was limited. But I did my research and found out that
Srikanth has played a few roles with negative shades and he was
terrific in them, especially where he played a corrupt cop," Krishna
said.