‘Mukhachitram’ will spring a shock and Vishwak Sen’s position is essential, says Sandeep Raj of ‘Color Picture’ fame

Priya Vadlamani in a twin position, Vikas Vasishta, Vishwak Sen and Chaitanya Rao within the Telugu film ‘Mukhachitram’
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What if director Okay Balachander’s 1981 Telugu movie 47 Rojulu (47 Natkal in Tamil), starring Chiranjeevi and Jayaprada, had a recent soul sequel with the feminine protagonist in search of revenge? Sandeep Raj who has written the story, screenplay and dialogues for the brand new Telugu film Mukhachitram, which is able to launch in theatres on December 9, had that inspiration whereas engaged on the script.

Sandeep’s earlier movie, Color Picture, which he co-wrote and directed, gained the Nationwide Award for Greatest Characteristic Movie in 2020. Sandeep wrote Mukhachitram through the pandemic and produced it along with his brother Pradeep. Directed by Gangadhar, the movie options Vishwak Sen in a quick half as a lawyer, and the first solid consists of Vikas Vasishta, Priya Vadalamani, Chaitanya Rao and Ayesha Khan.

“After Color Picture, I wrote one other script that’s ready to go on flooring and can contain an enormous manufacturing home and a widely known actor. I had written Mukhachitram based mostly on two true incidents, one in every of which is a few face transplant. The movie additionally offers with one other difficulty, which I believe will probably be a shock issue,” says Sandeep, after we meet for this interview at a restaurant in Hyderabad.

Sandeep Raj and director Gangadhar on the units of ‘Mukhachitram’
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The story of Mukhachitram, says Sandeep, occurs in 2020 and finds closure on Worldwide Ladies’s Day, March 8, 2021, and raises a lesser-addressed difficulty regarding girls’s security. “Every part that occurs within the story till then — the romance, Vikas as a plastic surgeon — builds as much as that twist.”

He reveals that he wrote two endings for Mukhachitram, identical to he had for Color Picture. A pathos ending was chosen for Color Picture since he and his staff felt that will be the pure development for a narrative during which the protagonists are thrown aside by caste and sophistication divisions. Color Picture streamed instantly on Aha through the pandemic and went on to be the preferred Telugu movie on the platform up to now. For Mukhachitram, Sandeep says he selected an ending that can depart the viewers with a smile. “There are two twists within the story; be careful for the small closing twist. The primary half is intentionally slow-paced, however the payoffs within the later parts will probably be well worth the wait.” 

Sandeep zeroed in on Vikas Vasishta after watching him within the Telugu indie movie Cinema Bandi and signed Priya Vadlamani, who has a couple of movies to her credit score. He’s assured that the movie will probably be a career-defining one for her: “She has a twin position; I wanted somebody who can carry out effectively. For the second position, she has to seem modern and get into the footwear of one other character after a face transplant. For this, she went via dental surgical procedure to align a tooth.”

Vikas Vasishta and Priya Vadlamani
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The face transplant portion of the story, Sandeep explains, is impressed by a real incident involving an accident sufferer. “We took the assistance of a physician at Deccan Hospital who had performed a face transplant; he defined the process to us and helped us depict that portion with some authenticity.”

Vishwak Sen’s involvement within the courtroom drama occurred by probability. The actor had come as a chief visitor to launch the teaser of Mukhachitram. By then, the staff had accomplished 70% of the movie. “He listened to our story and needed to be part of the trigger that the movie highlights. By night, he turned a staff member.” Mukhachitram additionally sees Sandeep collaborating once more with music composer Kaala Bhairava, whom he has recognized because the days of the quick movie, The Athidi. “We share a terrific rapport and he understands exactly what I need.”

The preliminary plan was to take Mukhachitram to OTT platforms for a direct launch. Nonetheless, most platforms had modified their programming plan post-lockdowns and have been hesitant to take up a movie with no huge names within the lead solid. 

The Mukhachitram staff was uncertain of their subsequent transfer. The word-of-mouth publicity and success of the current Telugu horror drama Masooda gave them the arrogance to go for a theatrical launch. “After Color Picture’s nationwide award, folks solely know the intense facet of our recognition and the felicitation by Chiranjeevi garu. The bottom actuality for anybody making movies with out stars is hard. However we’re assured that we will make a mark.”

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