Cloud Nine's Dhayanidhi Alagiri and Vivek Rathinavel has produced their first film Thoonga Nagaram, set in Madurai, their home town. The film is directed by debutant Gaurav, a former assistant of KS Ravikumar, and is said to be different in treatment and packaging. In an exclusive interview to sify.com Gaurav opens up on the film
What is Thoonga Nagaram all about?
Thoonga Nagaram is set in Madurai city, the city that never sleeps as the locals say it. For villagers around coming to Madurai was something similar to going to Singapore. People coming to the city are always fascinated by its hustle and bustle. There are places like Periyar bus stand and Yanakkal vegetable market that are open round the clock. The film is about four youths from neighbouring areas who come to Madurai and how life changes for them.
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Ram Gopal Varma and gory entertainment go hand-in-hand. Ever since it was announced that Bollywood hero Vivek Oborai would be starring in the Telugu version as well, an inkling of doubt raised its head with the Telugu audiences. Could Raktha Charitra meet their expectations? But on watching it, the audience have admitted that this is a film that had them glued to their seats.
Raktha Charitra is no doubt a formula-based flick. RGV as usual has focused on the rift between the protagonist and the perpetrator. Let's move on to what the movie promises the audiences from the film set in the backdrop of ruthless murders and chilling revenge.
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