How did you conceptualise Charan’s character?
I’m showing Charan in a new angle. The story revolves around Australia backdrop therefore I designed Ram Charan’s character based on the life style of Indian youth in Australia. His characterization in this film is quite different from the ones he did in his first two films. It’s not just his looks but his performance will also be different in this film. His character in the film has a carefree attitude and his performance will portray today’s youth. Infact, his fans should not expect action oriented character of Charan, something what they have seen in his earlier films. They should understand that Charan is doing a good role and it is important that he is giving a good message.
How do you compare Orange with that of Ram Charan’s other movies?
While Ram Charan’s first movie deals with father-son relationship and his 2nd film is about rebirth and revenge, ‘Orange’ is a different love story which you have to watch it on screen. Everything in the film needn’t have to be real. This story was written based on the incidents that occurred around me and it will be very close to the life.
‘Magadheera’ is a super duper hit. Does it have any impact on your approach towards ‘Orange’?
When the discussions for ‘Orange’ took place, ‘Magadheera’ was nowhere in the vicinity. I initially narrated the story to Naga Babu garu and then to Charan. Charan was immensely impressed with his characterization and agreed to do this film. Infact I’m very happy that both the storylines are distinctly different. I felt very relieved when I saw ‘Magadheera’ on the screen. It’s since ‘Magadheera’ portrayed him as a mass hero, whereas in ‘Orange’ it is different.
What is your experience working with Naga Babu, the producer?
I must first thank Nagababu sir for his support. After listening to the story he told me to direct the film exactly the way I visualised it. He has always been a step ahead when it comes to cooperation while shooting. Shooting a film with huge star cast at overseas is not an easy task. Even if there is a small disturbance, the entire schedule will collapse due to which the budget cost will increase. I can understand the tension that he underwent as a producer because of such disturbances. I understood the difficulty of shooting a film in a foreign country during the first schedule itself. But his support played a vital role in churning out a film of best quality and standards. His only requirement from me was a good film. So I’m cent percent confident that I’m going to deliver a good film under Anjana Productions banner.
So this is the 2nd time you are directing Genelia. How this chemistry works?
I’m confident that our combination will once again be a hit. According to me the character of Genelia in ‘Orange’ resembles 90% of girls in the world. So when the female audiences watch her on screen they will identify themselves with this character though her costumes may look glamorous.
Can you tell something about the second heroine?
As per the storyline, I needed one more female character which was played by Shazahn. She brings in enough twist in the story which you may have to watch it on screen.
How was it working with the music director Harris Jayaraj?
It’s a known fact that the movie’s music is already a hit with all the 6 songs welcomed by the Telugu public. Infact, the credit goes totally to the music director Harris Jayaraj who was very particular about Telugu nativity. He insisted on the singers from Telugu speaking background since he wanted the words to be very clearly pronounced. This is the quality of him which I liked the most.
On lyrics?
I’m also really very happy with the works of lyricists. They have discussed a lot and rewrote many times to render the aptly suitable lyrics. My contribution was nothing except that I told them the situations. All four lyricists provided the best lyrics for the film. I must make a very special mention on Vanamali who wrote 4 songs. Initially his words were not that impressive but later on his repeated attempt he has come out with such catchy lyrics like ‘O Range Love Idhi O Baby, Otami Nepudu Choodanidi…’. Infact he could not believe himself that he could really pen such words.
What about the comedy track?
Brahmanandam is doing a small role in this film but I did not want him to portray just as a comedian, so I designed his character in such a way that it also has identification. In ‘Bommarillu’ he did just a single scene, but in ‘Orange’ he is throughout the film.
Seems Prabhu and Prakash Raj are also in the film?
Yes, the Tamil actor Prabhu is doing a very important role. When it comes to Prakash Raj, I approached him for doing a small role in this film. He thought calmly for 5 minutes and said “Yes”. It’s of course a key portion in the film.
We hear that there is a sky diving stunt in the movie. Can you tell us about that?
Yes! It is a stunt for which I worked very hard and did a lot of homework. But unfortunately I had to miss the shooting of that portion due to the audio function. The stunt needed the Ariel cameraman to jump along with the stuntman and hence needed a lot of perfection. I even took expert advice from different sources located in different countries like USA (New York, New Jersey), Australia, Hong Kong, etc.
What is your message?
I did my first two films focusing heart, but this film also is on heart but with high influence of brain. This movie would definitely haunt the audience for atleast a week after they watch it. This is a complete family entertainer, which the entire family can watch at theaters and will not leave without carrying a message. I request everyone to avoid piracy because it will kill us and the industry also.
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