"Shooting V was exhausting but also exhilarating.
I can't ask for anything more as a director," he says. They are gifted with great intuition and consummate craft. What made Mohankrishna choose Aditi Rao Hydari and Nivetha Thomas for the film? He goes to any extent to achieve what he believes in and there is a good soul to it." It is a highly motivated, strong character. He is a very strong character and breaks the rules here and there to achieve his goal. Sudheer plays a cop in this film and says, "He gets the law and order in place. "It's like attending your favourite teacher's subject but this time, he is teaching a different subject and still there is something to learn from him." He is able to deal with different genres very easily." "Mohanakrishna has a very good knowledge not just on cinema, but also current affairs. "Even if you watch it now, you feel find it fresh. For generations, people can still watch his films, be it Sammohanam or Ashta Chamma, which he did with Nani 10 years ago." He doesn't try to portray what is not true and his films majorly stay back in our lives. He is the most under-utilised actor in Telugu and I hope film-makers in Telugu see his potential and offer him meaty roles." His performance is brilliantly nuanced and consistent. "Sudheer is always ready for a challenge. "Nani was totally game to play the antagonist despite the fact that it's his 25th film. I can confidently say that no one else could have done these roles better than Nani and Sudheer." Mohanakrishna shares his casting choices: "Both are brilliant actors in their own way, and I am very comfortable with them. This is Mohankrishna's third film with Nani and his second with Sudheer. It has got powerful action elements along with strong emotional drama and dark humour." "It is my attempt at blending film noir with the multi-starrer emotional dramas that our audiences love in India - a mix of Seven and Deewar. "It is inspired by some real life incidents in Hyderabad from the early 2000s. "It is a mystery action drama a battle of wits between an idealistic cop played by Sudheer and a ruthless serial killer, played by Nani," he says. Mohanakrishna tells us what to expect from the film. For artistes, a new platform is added for a job." Sometimes it is good that theatres and OTT co-exist with budget increase and quality films can be made. We are catering to a larger audience now. "One can see the huge response when we released the trailer.
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"When we release on OTT, it will release almost in 200 plus territories outside India - the scale is bigger than a theatrical release. But after the discussion with Amazon ( Prime), I felt this was a good opportunity.
Sudheer Babu, who stars in the film, agrees: "Initially, I was a little hesitant because I felt this is an action drama and watching it on a big screen with good sound would be a good idea.
"Also, because it will have a massive reach in terms of viewership - probably much more than a regular theatrical release," he adds.