Concept Films in association with Anandi Arts will remake Amrutha Dharee, a Kannada blockbuster, in Telugu. The original lead pair, Sameer Dattani and Ramya, will be the lead pair in the Telugu version also, which will be directed by the director of the original film, N.Chandrasekhar. The part of the film in which, Bollywood legend Amithab Bachchan, made a special appearance will be lifted directly from the original movie. The shooting began on the 5th of March and the unit will shortly leave for a 25 day schedule, traveling from Kanya Kumari to Agra. A press meet was arranged were in the cast and crew spoke about their roles in the movie.
Director N. Chandrasekhar quite candidly said that he got the inspiration for this story after he happened to over hear a conversation between a couple in a park
"I playing a mother's character in the movie, who is suffering from a terminal illness" said veteran actress Jayasudha. "This film is a love story with terminal illness as the story's back drop".
Heroine Ramya, who made her debut in Telugu with Abhimanyu, opposite Kalyan Ram, said "This is my second Telugu film. The Kannada version of the film was a huge hit. Even the CM had to buy the ticket in black, that to on the 175 day. He also graced the 175 days function". Talking about the film she continued "Though generally heroine oriented films don't do well, this is a different film".
Bombay based hero Sameer Dattani said "I am happy to start my career in Telugu films with this film. I have already acted in three Kannada films, all of which are hits".
Cast: Sameer, Ramya, Jayasudha, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Sunil, Jeeva, Nigalagal Ravi & Madya Ramesh.
Crew: Music: Kalyani Malik & Mano Murthy; Cinematography: A.V. Krishna Kumar; Art: Rajiv; Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh; Story - Screenplay - Direction: N. Chandrasekhar; Producer: Concept films
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