Hyderabad
January 19, 2009
It’s Krshnam Raju’s birthday on 20 January. He met the scribes today for chitchat. Here are the excerpts –
How old are you now?
It is going to be 42nd birthday as an actor. You are not supposed to ask the actors about their age.
Any new resolution for this birthday?
I want to produce more films in my home banner Gopi Krishna movies. Currently I am producing a film titled Billa with Prabhas as hero. I intend to produce two more films with outside heroes this year.
Tell us about Billa film?
We launched the film for Dussera. Prabhas is doing an anti-hero in Billa. He plays the role of an international smuggler. We are producing this film on grand production values. A team of 70 people are sent to Malaysia to work for this film which is being shot in Malaysia for 75 days. Probably Billa is the first and only film that is shot extensively abroad.
It is based on Don film which was made twice in Hindi, twice in Tamil and once in Telugu. I am doing the role of a cop who is set to nab the hero. Director Meher Ramesh shot a chase sequence in Malaysia for 12 days. He shot the climax scene in airport for 13 days. The director is using several helicopters to shoot vital scenes in the film. The shooting of this film will be over by 23 February. Hansika Motwani is doing an item song which will be shot from 23 January. Prabhas has done some risky shots in Billa. We took three cameras from here to shoot Billa in Malaysia. There will be a small schedule in Vizag and two songs would be shot in sets erected at Hyderabad. We are aiming for summer release.
About TV ventures:
We are doing two mythological TV serials Eeswarudu – Saneeswarudu and Vishnu Puranam. We are also planning a reality game show.
Are you going to contest for next elections?
Yes. I aspire to contest from Narsapur for MP seat.
What is your reading on current political scenario?
It is pretty confusing.
What is your opinion about Maha Kootami?
These people fought against each other till yesterday and now they say they are friends. The basic ideologies of these parties are so different. How can they unite when they disagree on so many issues?
What is your observation on Chiranjeevi’s political entry?
He is from the same place of Mogaltoor. We worked together in films like Manavuri Pandavulu and Puli Bebbuli. He calls me ‘Annayya’. As a politician he was little hesitant in the beginning. Now he is going well. People seem to be accepting him as a leader now.
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