Hyderabad:
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is setto make a Telugu political potboiler inspired by the politicaldevelopments in the aftermath of former Andhra Pradesh ChiefMinister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's sudden death in September2009.
"The unprecedented political developments in AndhraPradesh as well as the many scandals that came to light, andthe intense war between television news channels, haveinspired me immensely. I have decided to make a feature filmexposing these happenings through a fictitious story," Varmasaid in an e-mail.
Reddy Garu Poyaru (Reddy is Dead) would be the titleof the fim, he added.
The script of the proposed film was under preparationand shooting would commence next year after completion of hiscurrent venture Department, Varma said.
"I was never interested in politics but I always had atremendous urge to study the psychology of political leaders.A small stone when thrown into still water will cause ripplesbut the same stone when thrown into political waters willcause a tsunami," the Telugu-Hindi filmmaker observed.
Elaborating on the story, the 49-year-old producer-director said a struggle for political existence begins withthe death of a tall leader.
"The leader's own men will seek to use his death as aninvestment for their political existence, while those on theother side will try to use the opportunity to regain theirexistence. As a whole, the film will expose the bizarrepolitical game that is played in the aftermath of the tallleader's death," Varma added.
"The unprecedented political developments in AndhraPradesh as well as the many scandals that came to light, andthe intense war between television news channels, haveinspired me immensely. I have decided to make a feature filmexposing these happenings through a fictitious story," Varmasaid in an e-mail.
Reddy Garu Poyaru (Reddy is Dead) would be the titleof the fim, he added.
The script of the proposed film was under preparationand shooting would commence next year after completion of hiscurrent venture Department, Varma said.
"I was never interested in politics but I always had atremendous urge to study the psychology of political leaders.A small stone when thrown into still water will cause ripplesbut the same stone when thrown into political waters willcause a tsunami," the Telugu-Hindi filmmaker observed.
Elaborating on the story, the 49-year-old producer-director said a struggle for political existence begins withthe death of a tall leader.
"The leader's own men will seek to use his death as aninvestment for their political existence, while those on theother side will try to use the opportunity to regain theirexistence. As a whole, the film will expose the bizarrepolitical game that is played in the aftermath of the tallleader's death," Varma added.
