For a first time filmmaker, Naveen Gandhi displays amazing levels of confidence. “I don’t feel nervous. In fact I am excited and confident about the movie’s success,” he enthuses. Starring Aadi, Kristina Akheeva and Erica Fernandes, Gaalipatam releasing today is for the young. “The plot is a youthful entertainer and the characters are real. The movie is like a mirror to the society,” he says.
Hailing from Anantapur, Naveen with a MA degree worked as a freelance reporter before he decided to follow his passion. He worked as an assistant director under directors Raghavendra Rao, Rajamouli and Rajiv Menon. Producer-turned-director Sampath Nandi was his roommate and the friends decided to promote their own production that’s how Gaalipatam landed in his kitty. “The movie speaks of those in the software profession, their earnings, mental status and their opinion on love. While Aadi plays the hero, cast opposite him are two heroines portraying different characters. If one girl is ultra modern, the other heroine is a simple girl with traditional values.” he says. The highlight of the movie is its climax, asserts the director. “It is a different and bold climax, something which Telugu cinema has never seen,” he says with confidence.
Gaalipatam meaning a kite acts as a metaphor to the title of the movie. “A kite soars in the sky only because of the thread and the person holding it. Without the thread, a kite cannot go anywhere. In the same way, youngsters wanting to be successful in their lives cannot forget those who nurtured them, and those who held their hands and showed them the right path,” he says.
The director is eagerly looking forward to the movie’s release. “Maturity displayed by the characters in the movie will be a trendsetter,” he exults as he keeps his fingers crossed.
