Venkat Prabhu, who shot to fame as a director with 'Chennai 600028', is confident that directorial venture 'Saroja' would enthrall youth. The movie captures happenings within 24 hours.
'Sudden turns and a twist of a whole day is 'Saroja', he says. Produced by T Siva under the banner of Amma Creations, the film has been titled as 'Seven' in Telugu.
Venkat Prabhu says, 'Quiet similar to my 'Chennai 600028', 'Saroja' too is a youthful commercial entertainer.' He said, 'The script is simple. Yuvan Shankar Raja has come up with peppy songs.'
'It's a film based on the life of youth. We are trying to throw light on the natural feelings of youngsters. You can see them live in 'Saroja'. '
Venkat Prabhu has retained cinematographer Sakthi Chidambaram, who cranked the camera for Chennai 600028. Shakthi is using Super 35 Format Film, the variety, which was used for films like 'Sivaji' and 'Dasavatharam'.
Though 70 % of the movie is happening in night, there won't be much dark scenes, informs an insider.
We have already reported about the special efforts being made to make the sound track quite attractive. The unit is trying to rope in one of the two lead sound designers of the famous Hollywood flick 'Lord of the Rings'.
Vitesh, the Art Director, has done a wonderful job and the team is confident that his work in the film will be talked for a long time in the industry.
The movie that stars Mirchi Siva, SPB Charan, Premji Amaran and Vaibav, along with experienced actors Prakash Raj and Jayaram. Vega, a newcomer, born and brought up in Australia, handles the female lead role in the film.
The bilingual movie, being made in Tamil and Telugu simultaneously, is growing fast. It is scheduled to be released by the month of June.