Nandini Reddy is one talented filmmaker who is an expert in making light-hearted romantic entertainers with a good dose of emotions. After movies like ‘Ala Modalaindi’ and ‘Kalyana Vaibhogame’, she is arriving with another beautiful love story titled ‘Anni Manchi Sakunamule’. The movie is arriving on 18th May and talented actors Santosh Sobhan and Malavika Nair are playing the lead roles while the ‘Vyjayanthi Movies’ banner is bankrolling it.
Ahead of the film’s release, the director spoke to the media and sounded quite confident on the movie. She said, “The climax of Anni Manchi Sakunamule is the best climax I have written in my career. The last 20 minutes of the movie is going to stand out. I’m very excited to see audiences reaction for these portions.”
‘Anni Manchi Sakunamule’ is a movie that revolves a feud between two families who are set in a village named Victoriapuram. Talking about the lead actors, she said, “There are times they have told me that their characters would not react in a manner I think they would. I then restructured a few scenes. I listen to young people to understand them better and stay relevant. As an aside, I also love listening to the older generation because they tell you the craziest stories that can change your perspective.”
She opened about her working process. She said, “I think of the actors once the story is ready. I love how director Sukumar nurtures new writers and directors, through collaborations. Beyond relationship dramas, I have an interest for other genres as well. I would love to do a sports drama, a war film, a fantasy or a biopic some day.”
She sang heavy praises on heroine Malavika Nair. Nandini Reddy said, “Malvika hated wearing makeup, posing for photographs and considered film shootings as tuitions that she did not like attending. Kalyana Vaibhogame was the first film Malvika chose on her own, without her dad’s guidance. I have seen her evolve as a person and as an actor. Recently, I was blown away by her work in Srinivas Avasarala’s Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi and wondered if I had done justice to her talent in AMS. She is magical in front of the camera; she can emote with minimal dialogues and convey so much with her eyes.”
Talking about the large cast, she said, “Unfortunately all our character actors are so busy that it was impossible. So I had long conversations with them about the backstories of their characters. For example, I had written an entire story about Rajendra Prasad’s character’s childhood, marriage, etc which shapes his present-day actions. I follow this process for every character. All this detailing helps the actors. I would step back from the monitor, see the actors in conversation and think they do look like family.”
Nandini Reddy says that she is inspired from Sooraj Barjatya films. She claims, “I learnt to do this from Sooraj Barjatya films. Hum Aapke Hain Kaun has a number of supporting characters but each one has a story, which is why we remember them long after.”
