V.V Vinayak – I might direct Chiru’s 150th film

Director V.V. Vinayak is one of the most commercially successful directors of his generation. He has delivered blockbusters like ‘Aadi’ and ‘Tagore’ in the past, as well as some good hits like ‘Adhurs’ and ‘Nayak’.

Vinayak is introducing Bellamkonda Suresh’s son, Srinivas, with the film ‘Alludu Sreenu’. Vinayak has a personal interest in the project, as Bellamkonda gave him a life in the Film Industry many years ago with ‘Aadhi’. The director spoke to the media today and revealed some interesting details about the project

This is a transcript of Vinayak’s interaction with media personnel today.

RD: Your name is being heard in connection with Chiranjeevi’s 150th film. Are you directing this project?

Vinayak :  Yes,I might direct this project. Discussions are going on and there are still some things to be finalised. Chiranjeevi himself will take the final call with respect to story and theme.

RD : There are rumours about a socio-fantasy or historical theme being chosen for this project. Your comment?

Vinayak : I have been hearing rumours about this Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy script but it is not true. Left to me, I would like to see Chiranjeevi garu in an entertaining and humorous characterisation.

RD : Are you launching Bellamkonda Srinivas out of an obligation towards Suresh?

Vinayak : Bellamkonda Suresh gave me a chance to direct a film like ‘Aadhi’ and he believed in me when no one else did. I consider it my dharmam to launch his son. In fact, I asked Bellamkonda during ‘Aadhi’ shooting about his son’s debut. But at that time, he was not interested.

RD : Why did you choose Samantha as the heroine opposite a debut hero?

Vinayak : The decision to cast Samantha as a heroine was taken by Bellamkonda Suresh as he wanted the project to get a good buzz. She is a very popular actress these days and we did a photoshoot with her. The pair looked good and she contributed a lot towards this film. She has good grasping power and a director’s job becomes easy with actresses like Samantha.

RD : What can you tell us about Bellamkonda Srinivas?

Vinayak : I did not get the feeling that I was directing a newcomer while working with Srinivas. He has been working very hard to improve his acting and dancing skills since many years and it shows. He has good ease as an actor.

RD : Can we expect a traditional Vinayak film with lots of action sequences?

Vinayak : I actually wanted to make this film without any chase sequences or big blasts. But I realised that people expect these things from my film, so we shot a climax chase sequence.

RD : Any plans to make Adhurs 2 with Jr NTR?

Vinayak : I will work with NTR for sure and Adhurs 2 did come up between us. But this project will not be a sequel to Adhurs.