Star Interviews
Shekar Kammula Answers - Part 1
By sri
Sep 27, 2007 - 7:01:48 AM

Telugucinema.com asked you pose a question for director Sekhar Kammula whose Happy Days is releasing on Sep 28th in USA and October 2nd in India. The response is overwhelming. We thank you all the readers. Here we present some of the selected Questions to which Sekhar Kammula answered. We will also anounce winners list soon.  (You can reach us at tc.srija@gmail.com )

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King Koduru 
Question: In Godavari Film, if you were to act in Godavari, would it be Sumant's Character or Kamal Kamaraju?

Hi, first of all I cannot act for nuts...really bad actor....but if you are talking about which character I like....I would say Ram....simply because he is ideal...

Subba Reddy / Raghu Mohan
Are you planning to pick new actors and actresses for your next picture. If you are what are the requirements you are looking for? Good luck on your upcoming movie 'Happy Days'.

I really dont know what my next movie would be like  ..but if i'm looking for new talent ...i'll try my best to make sure  the whole world knows about the search.
 
Ramprasad Prayaga
Can I write a story for your movie?
If you are really serious please take my mail id from SRI and send me the story...that is ..if you believe me ...and if you can take my YES or NO without feeling bad..

Sruti Cheedalla ,praveen reddy , Chakkilam Praveen
What makes Happy Days different from your previous films and why do you think it will be successful? Which part of the story or essence that says to you to yes this is what I like and iI am going to work on the story to make a movie ?

It is a complete college film...four years of engineering experience..characters represent the student community...I really feell telugu films have grossly misrepresented the student community by and large ..so I know this will work ....
 
Vikas Ponnuru
How can I be your assistant ??

Send me your resume...take my mail id from SRI
 
Hemanth Reddy
After your first film, we heard that, if you were given a chance, you should have cast a BIG HERO instead of RAJA for the movie "Anand"  So we were wondering why do you want to direct a big hero who interfers with your creativity? Previously we had Jhandyala Garu who directed entertaining movies, so why not you take that path. We want you to make movies like Jhandyala Garu did. It seems that you are very few directors who doesn't go with the band. For example, one person makes Pokiri, the other 10 people makes Pokiri realted movies. So we appreciate your different approach. Also, we were also wondering when are you going to make a movie with RAJA again. We wish that you make more movies like Godavari that will keep us close to the Lost Love Stories .

When I say I would like to work with stars I dont expect them to be stars in my movies...I see some stars fitting in my characters in Anand , Godavari....so I approach them...there is a significant advantages in making a movie with a star (higher production values...can take more time...etc..less pressure for release etc.).....as a maker any one would always want that advantage...but on the flip side the disadvantages...I still dont know cause i havent worked...With Raja...well if something comes up...

Arjun Reddy
Mana(I love all your movies) minority manchi cinema nu majority manchi cinema ga chesina prayatnamaa Happy Days?

Seriously...baaga chepparu....naa anni cinemalu ade prayathanalu...thanks naa maatalu gurthunchukunnaduku...actually artham chesukunnaduku...

bhaskar rao / Sandeep Rao
AT THE OUTSET I WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOUR "HAPPY DAYS" UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS WITH ALL MY HEART THOUGH YOU BROKE MY HEART ON THE VERY FIRST DAY OF THE SHOOTING.

FULLY BELIEVING IN YOUR SINCERITY IN SELECTING YOUR ACTORS ON MERIT I HAD RESPONDED TO YOUR WIDESPREAD CALL FOR ASPIRING ACTORS . JUST ONE DAY BEFORE YOUR SHOOTING I RECEIVED A CALL FROM YOUR OFFICE INFORMING ME OF MY SELECTION AND I WAS ASKED TO REPORT EARLY IN THE MORNING AT CBIT. FILLED WITH HAPPINESS I KEPT ASIDE MY EXAM PREPARATION , BOOKED A TAXI FOR THE WHOLE DAY AND REPORTED AT THE LOCATION . THE FIRST SHOCK WAS THAT NOBODY REALLY BOTHERED TO EXPLAIN WHY I WAS CALLED  LEAVE ALONE EVEN GUIDING . I WAS ASKED TO STAY BACK FOR THE DAY BUT WAS MADE TO BE JUST A PART OF THE CROWD. THIS HURT ME IMMENSELY AS I ALREADY HAVE GOOD CREDENTIALS AS AN ACTOR AND DANCER . OUR ENTIRE FAMILY ESPECIALLY MY FATHER ALWAYS EXPRESSED VERY HIGH REGARD FOR YOU AS WE OURSELVES BELIEVE IN THE OLD VALUES OF SINCERITY. THOUGH HURT OUR ENTIRE FAMILY WISHES YOU ALL THE BEST AND I STILL ENTERTAIN HOPES OF YOUR CALLING ME VERY SOON FOR YOUR NEXT FILM.
 
Sincerely apologies.......in a film we have lot of people working...and mistakes bound to happen and sometimes communication becomes an issue......sorry for that and good luck...hope somthing works out for you...through me or anywhich way..

Madhoo K, Sai jeedigunta
Can you just tell what you feel the most essential thing  for a person to succeed as a director apart from his passion towards filmmaking .

He should have a heart...SPANDICHE HRIDAYAM...antanu..

Mahesh Raju
Are you are really answering these questions yourself? This is my first question. And the second one is that is it true that your Godavari crossed Rs 5 Crores.?

YES I am answering and yes we have crossed 5 crores..

Vijay , Vijay prabhu Dandamudi
Being a software professional , how comfortable were u when u entered film industry? people will always behave strange when people from contrast fields enter into film industry.

I never entered FILM industry in the sense that i never had to interact with stars..producers...or director when I made my firt film....ya...it was a challenge convincing my family and friends....but again I had a FILM degree so it worked...
 
Request.
 
You "have to" to make Godavari-part-II. My wife and I watched your movie, and that was our first movie together, and ever since I have watched it a million times you "Bloddy Fellow" (me being the black-dog), we love your movies!... I love Raji character (and million of my friends like her), the Girl is just sweet, and ofcourse Kamal Kamaraju style is excellent (he just imitated my Dad..just like all Government Officers.) so the next part should be with Raji and Kamal as main characters...

I dont think I will make a PART 2...its tooo overwhelming...and I dont think I can..

Ramesh babu
 want to ask you only question regarding one song in Happydays i.e.
 Podduna legaali....snaanam cheyyali.....bus ekkali....college kellali....ika bus la kai waitingu...uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....nice song.
How you got this idea to make a song using simple words..?  (simply resembels youth).
 
Actually I just hummed them to the music director and he made a song with those words...
 
Koteshwar Rao
Questions chala unnai. So avanni ikkada adagalenu anduke film ki tickets pampinchamani matram adugutunna? Please send them no. Inkosari malli adaganu. Eee okkasariki pampinchu chalu.

Meeeru afford cheyyalenu ani cheppandi...nenu pampisthanu......

Kumar
Do you have any plans or ideas to produce movies that you like because of the subject and introduce new directors or crew ? Do you think it is possible in telugu industry or for that matter to you to get big actors for your movie to act purely based on the subject and not their image ?

Yes I will if i come across good stories...yes it is possible to get Stars im my movies.....it took me seven years but it will happen....and that is the change we all should work for in the industry..

RAj kumar
What made you to change your carrer from S/w to Movies?
Just to show what I see...

Raghuveer
Movies come, movies go.
             In your view how should be a movie that makes it to live forever

It should connect with audience emotionally...

D.Uma
I personally like both the movies Anand and Godavari a lot, the latter one being the best. But both the movies got some mixed reviews because of slow narration esp in the second half.
Happy Days, promising to be a Peppy kind of movie, have you taken care of this for this movie

You are right ..it a youthful peppy movie...but you have to tell me about the narration ....as i feel i'm tryin to make a movie to have my audience to sit through rather have them leave as quickly as possible.....