The relationships in the film industry need no introduction. There are neither permanent friends nor permanent foes. And all the relationships are highly volatile and time-bound.
All the helps, favours one do also come with certain calculation, expectation of returns.
But defying all these conventions and proving all the above statements wrong, there are three good friends in Tollywood who remain the same irrespective of hits or flops. And these three are now in focus as their latest venture ‘Appatlo Okadundevadu’ is receiving all the applause from critics, audiences alike.
The three friends in question are actors Nara Rohith, Sri Vishnu and producer Prashanti and their story seems to be straight out of a Tollywood script.
Intro
Not many know that Nara Rohith and Sri Vishnu met at a dance school at their early stage of careers and instantly became friends. In no time, they gelled with each other and sooner became family friends. Prashanti and Sri Vishnu too were friends before turning into life partners and they’re happily married. Thus the stage is set for the bond of Rohith-Vishnu-Prashanti.
Interval
Rohith selected few good scripts and proved his acting prowess. But Vishnu continued to struggle for good offers. Yet nothing changed in their friendship.
This sowed a seed in Rohith’s mind to give a break to Sri Vishnu and decided to produce a super-scripted film “Appatlo Okadundevadu” with Sri Vishnu as one of the protagonists Railway Raju.
Twist in Tale
The twist which very very few know is that it was Sri Vishnu who is all along with Rohith and helped him in choosing good scripts. Apparently, Vishnu’s judgement never went wrong and he is said to be the brain behind all Rohith’s hit films. Also, Prashanti has been a great support to Sri Vishnu – during tough times too – with whom she is happily married for 10 years. And all the three friends are said to be there always for one another.
This further strengthened the bond of Rohith, Vishnu and Prashanti.
“Many who see from outside think I’m helping Vishnu. But it isn’t the case. Vishnu helped me a lot in judging the scripts. I take his opinion before signing film,” Rohith divulged to his close aides recently after the film received rave reviews.
The Unsung Lady
One of the producers Prashanti is easily the unsung lady behind Appatlo Okadundevadu. It’s she who had restless days and sleepless nights and ran from pillar to the post during the post-production days.
Although the film is completed by the time of Jyo Achyutananda’s success, the trio decided to have proper time for the post-production and sat on the edit table for over 3 months and fine tuned the film. After trimming the film a lot, it said to have shaped up well.
“If anyone else is the producer, he/she may not agree. One may put pressure to release the film immediately after the success of Jyo Achyutananda. Had we done that mistake, the film would not have got the same result,” added Nara Rohith.
Man of the Match
The man of the match is the film’s writer-director Saagar K Chandra without whom this wouldn’t have been possible.
Last Ball Six
A la in the movie, Railway Raju wants to hit a Sixer in every ball. And the film could be termed as the same. It is a Sixer in the last ball. The movie released on Dec 30, 2016 is the last film of the year and it came out with flying colours.
This is the story of the three musketeers of Tollywood.