He may have turned 62 on Friday, but Telugu actor-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna continues to roar defiantly - in reel as well as real life.His last movie Akhanda was a superhit, his latest movie project in the works, tentatively titled .
The opening shot of
Zombie Reddy, written and directed by Prashant Varma, is a sight to behold. Somewhere in Rayalaseema, a bird, flying over a temple, is struck by lightning. Call it a miracle or a stroke of luck, the bird survives.
It works both as a symbol of a mythical element in the story and also, a reminder that when stakes are high, there will always be a divine intervention a quintessential plot point in Telugu action dramas. After all, the biggest threat to the characters in the story is a zombie attack, and nothing less than a miracle can stop these half-dead creatures to restore harmony and peace.
Prashant Varma on how the pandemic influenced the script of Zombie Reddy, Telugu cinema s first zombie film Zombie Reddy is the first zombie film in Telugu cinema, and the film’s director and lead actors are confident that they have an exciting story to tell about zombies wreaking havoc in the hinterlands of Andhra Pradesh. Hemanth Kumar February 05, 2021 08:14:42 IST
Prasanth Varma, the director of
Kalki, had been toying with the idea of making a Telugu zombie film for almost six years now. But every time he approached the topic, he was told the concept might not work for a Telugu audience. This lack of interest in the industry prompted him to put the idea on a back burner and move on to other projects.
Director Prasanth Varma speaks about ‘Zombie Reddy’ and attempting a satire on Rayalaseema Telugu film tropes
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Director Prasanth Varma discusses his Telugu zom-com, through which he attempts a satire on film tropes in the Rayalaseema faction backdrop
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Director Prasanth Varma discusses his Telugu zom-com, through which he attempts a satire on film tropes in the Rayalaseema faction backdrop
Imagine zombies visiting Rayalaseema, a region represented by ‘faction’ stories in Telugu cinema for a long time. Warring families, a flashback, and revenge. In
Zombie Reddy, scheduled to release in theatres on February 5, director Prasanth Varma attempts a satire on the common tropes of faction films. ‘Samarasimha Reddy meets Shaun of the Dead’ is how the film’s team describes the zom-com (zombie comedy).