About ‘Dhada’
Chaitu revealed that when he met Ajay Bhuyan he wanted to remake the English TV show ‘Prison Break’ as a film but that didn’t work. Later, Ajay came up with ‘Dhada’ which is a stylish entertainer. He added that he wanted to do some Hollywood style action. There is also a love story and a matured form of entertainment. The story is about an engineering student who is preparing to fly to US in ten days and before that he meets a girl and falls in love. How his life changes after that forms the essence.
Change from lover boy to angry young man
Chaitu admitted he was irked when he was tagged as chocolate boy. He wanted to do some real action and ‘Dhada’ was the answer.
Action sequences
International technicians were used for canning the action scenes and rehearsals were done before the shoot. The underwater fight is the highlight and major part of the sequences was canned in Thailand.
Great, experienced, full of energy and playful
Experience with Rahul Dev and Kelly Dorjee
Young, fit and great looking. Apparently, Kelly is good with kick boxing so there is a fight sequence with both. Chaitu quipped that they don’t look like they are in their 40s.
Ajay as director
Chaitu labels Ajay as an out of the box director and is inspired by world cinema in a big way. He added that Ajay thinks in cinematic manner and not about the result at box office which is exciting.
Multiple locations for shooting
Chaitu revealed that the story is on the backdrop of foreign country. While some portions were shot at US, since it involved logistical and permission hiccups, the team decided to complete the work across locations in Frankfurt, Austria, Bangkok, Manila.Experience with Kajal Agarwal.
Challenges during shooting
Quite challenging since it involved a lot of travelling. While working abroad, the schedules are tight so it was a non-stop thing.
Managing expectations
Chaitu recalled that when ‘Ye Maya Chesave’ released, he didn’t have expectations. With ‘100 Percent Love’ he felt that it had to work. But with ‘Dhada’ he is confident it will click since the package is commercial.
About producer Shivaprasad Reddy
Chaitu certifies him as family and hails him for supporting this unconventional flick. The content may not be new but the style, presentation and supporting is appealing. He added that as a senior, Shivaprasad Reddy was quite contained and balanced.
About Devi Sri Prasad
Good luck charm just like for his dad Nagarjuna
Plus points of ‘Dhada’
Stylish, commercial but comes with a completely different treatment. The best parts are the cinematography and technical values.
Family’s reaction, especially Grandpa ANR on his films
Chaitu revealed that the entire family is happy with his success. He recalled how his grandpa ANR paid huge compliments to Sukumar, director of ‘100% Love’. He also liked ‘Ye Maya Chesave’.
Experience of ‘Bezawada Rowdylu’
A unique experience and Chaitu revealed how amazed he was at the way producer RGV shaped the budget and designed the production. Ramu’s new thinking is giving him a lot of learning. Vivek is the director who hails from Vijayawada.
Doing many films than last year
Chaitu states it is more about the scripts than anything else. However, he feels that ‘Autonagar Surya’ would be a test for him as an actor and is hoping that it would do well for his career.
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