Dashing director Puri Jagan is known for writing scripts and filming them in no time. Off late, he has penned the story and dialogues for his brother Sairam Shankar’s upcoming film ‘Romeo’. This film is slated to release on October 10, and on this occasion, we caught up with Puri for a detailed interview. Let’s see what he has to say.
Q) What inspired you to write the script of ‘Romeo’?
A) I wrote this story 4 years back. During the shooting of ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’, I went to Verona, where Romeo and Juliet lived. There is a statue of Juliet there and lovers used to come and pray for their love’s success. This inspired me to write the script.
Q) Tell us something about the film ?
A) ‘Romeo’ is a cute and true love story, which will entertain the audience throughout the film.
Q) Tell us something about Ravi Teja’s cameo in this film?
A) Ravi Teja plays the role of hero’s brother, and his cameo is very crucial for this film.
Q) How far has debutante director Gopi Ganesh done justice to your story ?
A) The film came out really well,and Gopi Ganesh has directed it 10 times better than what I did in my debut film. He gave a superb output in limited period and with limited team.
Q) Have you written this script just for Sai Ram Shankar, and will it help his career?
A) I came up with this script for Sai, but as I was busy, I handed it to Gopi. This film will definitely help Sai’s Career big time.
Q) What are the major highlights of this film?
A) According to me, this is a new love story and the visuals are fantastic. Sunil Kashyap’s music is also one of the major highlights.
Q) For NTR’s film you are directing a script written by some other person. What is the reason behind this ?
A) As Vakkantham Vamshi’s script was much better than what I wrote for NTR, I decided to go ahead with it.
Q) Tell us something about NTR’s film?
A) It is a cop story,for which the shoot is currently on. The title is yet to be finalized and we will release the film on January 9th.
Q) Why you are not making films under your banner?
A) As I said earlier, from next year onwards,I will start making films with young writers and directors.
Q) What are your future projects ?
A) After NTR’s film, I will work with Mahesh Babu. Apart from these, there are few other projects which include a film with Rana.
With this we wrapped our interview with Puri, wishing good luck for his future projects.
