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Murali Mohan at the Re-Release Press Meet
It’s well-known that the film ‘Athadu,’ a collaboration between Superstar Mahesh Babu and Trivikram, has become a classic. The craze for ‘Athadu’ remains intact, even to this day. Produced by Murali Mohan under the Jayabheri Arts banner, the film is set to be re-released on August 9th, coinciding with Mahesh Babu’s birthday. In light of this, a re-release press meet was held on Saturday.

During the event:
Murali Mohan Speaks
“We released ‘Athadu’ under our banner on August 10, 2005. Now, we’re re-releasing it on August 9th, for Mahesh Babu’s birthday. We’ve upgraded the movie technologically and are re-releasing it. Prasad and his team supported us in this endeavor. When Trivikram Garu was a successful writer, we wanted to introduce him as a director under our banner and make his first film with him. At that time, we called him to narrate a story. Trivikram said he had promised Sravanthi Kishore Garu and would come to us after making a film under their banner.

Afterward, he came to us and narrated the story of ‘Athadu’ for three hours, making it feel like we were seeing it unfold before our eyes.

Old films used to portray the hero as a virtuous person, making everyone think that way. But when asked if the hero’s character in ‘Athadu’ was a bit negative, Trivikram said that’s the current trend. So, we all put our faith in him. When we built a house set, everyone praised its magnificence.

Approximately 90% of the scenes were shot on that set. Later, many people used that set. However, with the construction of the ORR (Outer Ring Road) later on, the set had to be dismantled. Otherwise, we would have even built a studio there. Mahesh Babu Garu was very cooperative for the ‘Athadu’ movie. No matter how late it got or how many dates were needed, Mahesh Babu Garu provided them. He worked very hard for the climax fight.

The film received a lot of appreciation. ‘Athadu’ created new history on the small screen. This film brought great respect to our production house.
My brother Kishore’s daughter, Priyanka, is bringing this movie to everyone after technically upgrading it. From now on, Jayabheri Arts will continue to produce films under Priyanka’s guidance. For the past few years, everyone has been contacting me for a re-release. After Jitendra came and asked, I couldn’t say no. I firmly believe that the ‘Athadu’ re-release will be a blockbuster. We are making special efforts to bring the film to the big screen at Prasad IMAX. People still use every dialogue from the movie ‘Athadu.’

The censor board members, after watching ‘Athadu,’ said it felt like an English movie. The theatrical release didn’t perform as well as we expected, but on the small screen, it created records. Other production companies also used the set built for this movie, which generated a lot of revenue.

Commercially, we are satisfied with ‘Athadu.’ All the films we’ve made are one thing… ‘Athadu’ is another. Even then, we made ‘Athadu’ with advanced technology. Trivikram impressed everyone with his amazing dialogues. That’s why Trivikram became a ‘wordsmith.’

Trivikram didn’t offer me a role in this film. My wife had a condition for me: ‘Don’t ask anyone for a role.’ That’s why I haven’t asked anyone for a role till now. If Mahesh Babu Garu and Trivikram Garu give their dates, our banner will produce the sequel to ‘Athadu.’ ‘Athadu’ initially received mixed reviews, but after it was shown on the small screen, everyone recognized its greatness. That’s why there’s so much craze for this re-release. Once upon a time, people only watched movies in theaters. Then TVs came.

But now, there are various mediums. That’s why movies aren’t running much in theaters these days. We are technically upgrading ‘Athadu’ and releasing it grandly. For a middle-class family to come to a theater and watch a movie, it has become an unbearable burden. Parking, popcorn, cool drink prices, ticket prices—all have increased significantly.

Trivikram also took full responsibility for the production of ‘Athadu.’ The shooting and schedules were a bit delayed, but Trivikram made the movie as planned.
For the role played by Nasser Garu in this film, we considered Sobhan Babu Garu. We sent him a blank check for that role. But Sobhan Babu Garu rejected our offer.

He rejected the role saying that he wanted to be remembered only as a hero, not in another character like that. Trivikram Garu made ‘Athadu’ very differently. At that time, this movie became a blockbuster overseas. ‘Athadu’ created records as the most frequently telecast film on the small screen.”

Anvesh, Representative of Mahesh Babu Foundation, Speaks
“We are grandly releasing the movie ‘Athadu’ on August 9th, for Mahesh Babu’s birthday. Whatever money we get from these re-releases, we are using it solely for the foundation.

Under the Mahesh Babu Foundation, we will continue to do charitable activities constantly.”
Priyanka Duggirala, Representative of Jayabheri Arts, Speaks
“The movie ‘Athadu’ was shot on film. Using current technology, we have converted it to 8K and Super 4K. The Dolby sound will amaze everyone. The sound in the climax fight will captivate everyone. Watching this movie in the theater again will bring back old memories.”

Jitendra Gundapaneni, Representative of Excel Banner, Speaks
“We are re-releasing the movie ‘Athadu’ on August 9th, for Superstar Mahesh Babu’s birthday. I love the movie ‘Athadu’ very much. As soon as I heard about the re-release, I went and approached them. I believe it will achieve higher collections than any other re-released film so far. We believe that ‘Athadu’ will captivate everyone once again.”

It’s known that Bollywood actress Mouni Roy is dancing with Megastar Chiranjeevi for the film “Vishwambhara.” This film, directed by Vasishta, has been completed with the shooting of this song.

The release date for “Vishwambhara,” which stars Trisha as the heroine, will be announced soon. The shooting of Chiru’s yet-to-be-titled film, directed by Ravipudi, has also reached its final stages. This film is set to release for Sankranti.

Hero Nara Rohit is all set to entertain audiences with his milestone 20th movie, ‘Sundarakanda’. The film is directed by newcomer Venkatesh Nimmalapudi. It’s being produced by Santosh Chinnapolla, Gautam Reddy, and Rakesh Mahankali under the Sandeep Picture Palace banner.

Yesterday, on Nara Rohit’s birthday, the makers announced the movie’s release date. “Sundarakanda” will hit theaters on August 27th, coinciding with Ganesh Chaturthi.
Cast: Nara Rohit, Vrithi Vaghani, Sridevi Vijay Kumar, Naresh Vijaya Krishna, Vasuki Anand, Satya, Ajay, VTV Ganesh, Abhinav Gomatam, Viswanth, Roopalakshmi, Sunaina, Raghu Babu.

After movie mogul Dr. D. Ramanaidu, who produced the highest number of films, Tummalapalli Ramasatyanarayana, head of Bhimavaram Talkies and one of the few producers with over 100 films to his credit, is achieving another milestone. For the first time in world cinema history, he is set to launch 15 films simultaneously. This historic event, which is expected to be recorded as a world record, will take place at Saradhi Studios in Hyderabad. Prominent personalities from the film industry and various other fields will witness this remarkable feat. This rare milestone will be launched on India’s Independence Day!!

“Saiyara,” a low-budget love story that surprised Bollywood circles with a twenty-five crore opening on its first day, is creating a sensation by increasing its collections day by day and collecting 200 crores in its first week itself.

Looking at this momentum, it is estimated that this film will easily join the 500 crore club. Directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Yash Raj Films, this film introduced Ahaan Panday and Aneef Paddaa as the lead actors. Unlike the recently dominant action films, a love story creating such a sensation is surprising everyone.

Megastar 157’s shooting is progressing at a brisk pace. Produced by Sahu Garapati and Sushmita Konidela under the Shine Screens banner in association with Gold Box Entertainments, the film is presented by Smt. Archana.

The unit recently completed its third schedule in Kerala. In this schedule, a song and crucial talkie portions were shot.

To mark the completion of the third schedule, the makers shared a photo of Megastar Chiranjeevi and director Anil Ravipudi standing in front of a private jet.

‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’, the film eagerly awaited by Power Star Pawan Kalyan fans and cinema lovers across the country, has hit the theaters amidst huge expectations. Premier shows began on the night of July 23rd.

The film ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ is receiving appreciation from all sections of the audience and is increasing its collections show by show. In this context, the film crew organized a success celebration, sharing their joy and expressing gratitude to the audience who are giving a grand reception to ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’.

Power Star Pawan Kalyan said, “My life is not a served platter. Nothing in my life happens so easily. I faced some difficulties even with the release of this film. In my 29-year film journey, this is the first time I’m promoting a film like this. Taking responsibility for this film also gave me a kind of joy. Emotions are important for any film.

What we remember when we go to a movie is what emotion we take home. The story of this film is related to the Mughals. The books we read only talked about Aurangzeb’s greatness, but not his evil deeds. The Mughals ruled for only 200 years. Chalukyas, Pallavas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara Empire ruled for hundreds of years.

But, in history, there is more mention of the Mughals. Those who wrote our history looked down upon our kings. During Aurangzeb’s rule, Hindus in Hindustan had to pay taxes to live as Hindus. We have fearlessly mentioned that in this film.

My knowledge of martial arts, my technical expertise, and my fighting spirit for public issues – all these together inspired me to design the Minutes pre-climax fight. Everyone who watched the film praised that episode, which made me happy.

This film is not about religions. We have shown the battle between good and evil in it. My special thanks to Mythri Movie Makers and People Media Factory for supporting Ratnam garu in the release of this film. The strength given by my fans is the reason why I stand so strong today. More than the collections and records this film is achieving, telling the hidden truth in history through this film gives me more joy.

After watching the film Shankarabharanam, I gained immense respect for classical music. This is an example of what a film can do. What matters in a film is how the story is told and how much inspiration it creates in the audience. In that regard, Veera Mallu film’s goal has been achieved. Some people have given some technical suggestions. We will consider those issues for the second part.

We have shown in this film that our country possesses knowledge more valuable than Kohinoor. In Hari Hara Veera Mallu, we have told many truths hidden in history. In my opinion, that is the true victory. I felt it was my responsibility to stand by Ratnam garu, who made such a great film.”