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| Sumanth in Boni |
For the first time, Sumanth has taken a long gap to come up with a film after his previous release. He realizes that this could have been avoided and promises that he would be more careful now. But he is gung ho about his current movie,
Boni, that is releasing this weekend as he believes that the movie will pave way to newer story ideas in Telugu within the commercial setup. Here he talks about the film, his career, and his personal life.
Let’s begin with
Boni. What’s the film all about?
First of all,
Boni is not a film that completely treads the new path but it certainly is a new kind of flick with an interesting storyline. We tried to make it as realistic as we could do within the commercial setup. I was surprised when the story was narrated as I felt it is tough to make this kind of film but we successfully completed. It is a lovestory with an action backdrop but action is not shown in subtle way. There is a ‘new angle’ in this film that would surprise everyone.
Why this title ‘Boni’ and also the posters depict Tamarind seeds. Why is that show?
You could understand the reason why we used
Boni as the title when you see the film. When our producer Ramana Gogula told about this title, I was like, "what? What’s this name." But it is interlinked with the theme of the movie and the Tamarind seeds have a role to play in the flick. So we used them in the posters.
Tell us about the new director Raj Pippala..
Raj Pippala is basically from Bhimavaram but he did his stint in ad films and films abroad. He just moved to India to make films. He is very passionate about flicks. I brought western style of filmmaking to the Telugu sensibilities in this film.
What do you do in the flick?
I am an orphan and part of mafia. He meets the heroine and from then on wards their journey in life takes turnaround.
How was it working with Ramana Gogula as producer?
Ramana Gogula is one music director that I like immensely. Right from his Premante Idera days, I am his fan. He brought freshness to the Telugu music, so when he approached for this film, I knew that he comes up with newer ideas in stories too. I liked his understanding of the films. He was also an entrepreneur before he stepped into films, so as producer, he is like a professional and knows business aspects perfectly. I am happy with him as producer as well as music director. In
Boni, all songs sound differently. Today songs have become chartbusters just because of the novel sound.
The film took a long time to complete. What was the reason of it?
Yes, I agree. As I said earlier, this film is a tough one to finish. Also, it took time for adjust to the working styles of NRI Raj Pippala and he coming to terms with our culture. Also we exceeded our budget, and there were some problems but we all believed in the movie and finished it.
