Chennai:
The Delhi gang-rape incident has inspired Telugu Director Ramana Gaddam to recreate the horrific story in his forthcoming Telugu drama
Nisha. The idea, he says, is to send out a strong message to the government and public.
"I'm not trying to cash in on the sensitivity of this issue but bring to light a barbaric act that shook our nation. I want to send a strong message through my film that such acts can't be taken lightly and the perpetrators should be punished severely," Mr Gaddam said.
The film, though, is not based solely on the Delhi incident in which a 23-year-old medical student died after bring brutally gang-raped in a moving bus, he said.
"Even though a small portion of the film will revolve around the incident, it is not entirely about it," Mr Gaddam said.
Nisha is produced by J Dhanraj Goldee, Sunny and Pranay Kumar have composed music.
The film, currently in post-production phase, stars Kiran Kumar, Ananya, Kalyan and Narsing in lead roles.