Dulquer did a fantastic job in Malayalam. How did it feel to reprise the role played by Dulquer Salmaan who now has a pan-India fan base? Did you fear comparisons?ĪBCD has a cult following. And how can we show the story of a man without certain elements of romance in it?
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Also, the Telugu version will have more romantic elements in it because it’s coming-of-age, it’s a movie about young people. We then tweaked the script a bit because we couldn’t find someone who could adapt to that kind of comedy. For example, we auditioned a lot of NRIs for Korah, the main character’s friend in the Malayalam version. Our adaption of ABCD is our interpretation of the movie. I don’t believe in creating an anti-climax just to be seen as edgy. So comedy per se, I don’t think there will be a difference in the way the audience would perceive it.īut having said that, the climax of the Malayalam version (of ABCD) was a letdown for me. And Kerala has a lot of commercial movies, such as Pullimurugan, which has certain Tollywood influence. For that matter, of late, I see a lot of Malayalam influence on Tollywood movie. I do respect his opinion but that said, I love Malayalam comedy as much I love Telugu comedy. So what in ABCD do you think will strike a chord with the Telugu audience? Sanjeev, in an interview to TNM earlier, had said that comedy works in different ways for a different audience. Seeing Sanjeev’s conviction and the kind of homework he had done for the movie, I thought the risk was worth taking. Among all the hit movies that have come out in the past, most of them were made by debutant directors. But his script was so convincing that I never thought the movie would be a risk. Even while working with Vi Anand (director of Okka Kshanam), he had only a single movie to his credit, which had tanked big-time at the box-office. But when he narrated Kotha Janta, I was quite sure I could do it. He had then done only a film called Bus Stop, an adult comedy. Maruthi (Dasari) was not a big director when I first worked with him in Kotha Janta. Were there apprehensions about letting a debutant do a remake? Sanjeev Reddy is a new entrant into Tollywood.