Nandamuri Balakrishna has spoken to media at length on various issues. In his detailed interview, Balayya talked about his friendship with Chiranjeevi, on Amitabh Bachchan, his future films, signing a multi-starrer to Mokshagna’s debut to his production plans.
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GPSK
Krish has approached me with full preparation. His conviction convinced me to do this film. And Satakarni has been in my mind from longtime as dad had wanted to do it but he couldn’t.
Krish hasn’t narrated me the story. He just briefed me it in just four lines. He had told me then that the film will have 2 Hours 10 Mins Runtime and he exactly
Krish had told me that he would release the film for Sankranti. I assume he had met graphic designers by then and had thorough plan before meeting me for the film. All these led me to do Satakarni instead of a social film that I initially planned to do for my 100th.
Chemistry with Krish
Krish and I share good chemistry. Many times, I have told him to take what shots of mine and he obliged. Probably, he too was thinking to take same shots. I’ve shared my inputs with Krish during the making. Krish and cinemtographer Gnana Sekhar too have good wavelength. Our understanding worked well. Sai Madhav’s dialogues were good.
Casting
Casting is one of the major asset for Satakarni. Everyone has fit for their roles. There was no miscasting. Hema Malini, Shriya, Subhalekha Sudhakar have all done well. The film looked fresh.
Success Predicted
Yes, the success of GPSK was predicted much earlier. We’re pretty confident on the film. Less run-time is one of the major reasons for GPSK success. Since there isn’t much story available, we imagined a lot and Krish weaved characters with depth.
Krish’s Previous Films
I have watched only Kanche as many said it’s good film. This I have watched before we met for Satakarni. I liked the film and its music. I have not watched any other films of Krish.
On Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is my only friend in the industry. He is my best friend. Whenever we catch up, we spend good time.
Professionally, we have healthy competition. My film is historical genre and Chiru’s film was socio-entertainment film. Glad that both films did well.
Rythu – Amitabh
I will not do Rythu without Amitabh Bachchan. We had met him for the role, he said he would confirm it only after Sarkar 3. I’m sure, no one would fit for it than anyone else. Either I do it with Amitabh or I won’t do the film at all. The role offered to him was President role. It’s a message-oriented film with commercial elements. Whether it would be my 101 or not, I can’t say now.
Mokshagna
He is studying BBA. He will enter into films once he is done with studies. Mokshagna and I will do only one film. It will be Aditya 999, sequel to Aditya 369. I won’t act with him after that one film. I want him to act alone.
Multi-starrer
I’m going to do a multi-starrer film. It’s been confirmed. I can’t reveal the name of the other actor now. And it’s for a mythological film. It’s not a social film.
Production Plans
Yes, I’m going to launch my own production house this year. Probably, this would be launched by the year end. We’ll announce a film in own production.