Naga Chaitanya film bets bigger - Hollywood Producer joins Mohanlal film

Pre-production is as important as production, particularly for films that are based on real incidents and are made in original locations. Naga Chaitanya’s 23rd film to be helmed by Chandoo Mondeti and produced by Bunny Vas under the guidance of legendary producer Allu Aravind who presents it. The makers are leaving no stone unturned to give a new experience to the audience across the country. For that, they adopted a new approach. To begin the pre-production, team #NC23 explored coastal Andhra Pradesh and visited K Machilesham village in Srikakulam. Producer Bunny Vas said, "The director was keen that we should not work on this story sitting in Hyderabad. We are taking this pre-production forward with a lot of care by studying the people and atmosphere." Director Chandoo Mondeti said, " Our pre-production begins now after coming to this village and observing every minute detail." Hero Naga Chaitanya said, " We are in this village to meet the characters, study their body language… know the texture of the village and understand their lifestyle." Taking it to the next level, team #NC23 took to the sea to understand the worklife of the fishermen. The entire journey is presented as a documentary called The First Cut Documentation. It’s an exciting expedition, we must say. Like never before in Tollywood, a hero visited locations and interacted with people, before starting the shoot. Naga Chaitanya is showing his special interest in the project by taking part in the pre-production works.

The makers of Vrushabha, which boasts of top actors like Mohanlal and Roshan Meka and that which marks the launch of Zahrah S Khan and Shanaya Kapoor on a pan-India level, have now roped in Nick Thurlow as the Executive Producer of their film. Nick Thurlow, who’s known to have produced and co-produced several Hollywood films in the past, acquired laurels for academy awards winning films like Moonlight (2016) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) With Nick Thurlow now on board, Vrushabha merits itself as a superior quality film being made on the lines of Hollywood cinema. To showcase the grandeur and the massive scale on which the film is being made, the makers released a 57-second video, displaying the architectural model of the set, meticulously making the crew well versed with the technicalities, the paraphernalia and the protocol to be followed during the entire shooting schedule of the film. Vrushabha stands to be the first film in India to adopt this style usually followed by filmmakers from Hollywood. Nick Thurlow shared, "Vrushabha is my first Indian film and I’m very very excited. As an executive producer, I will be looking into the different aspects of filmmaking including creativity. This is my first brush working in a multilingual film that too outside my country and I am absolutely thrilled. Every film is a new experience for me, giving me something to learn and with Vrushabha I am sure the experience will be extraordinary." Producer Vishal Gurnani shared, “With Nick Thurlow having teamed up with us, one can only imagine the gigantic scale and grandeur with which our film is being made. Vrushabha is amongst the first Indian films to be made at a scale on par with Hollywood films, and we are fortunate to have someone of Nick's stature and credibility join Team Vrushabha" Vrushabha is the Pan “India high-octane father-son drama", starring Megastar Mohanal & Roshann Meka, Shanaya Kapoor and Zahrah S Khan in the lead along with Srikanth Meka and Ragini Dwivedi. The film is High on emotions and VFX, the film is an Epic Action Entertainer transcending generation. Touted to be one of the biggest films of 2024, Vrushabha is presented by Connekkt Media and Balaji Telefilms in association with AVS Studios. The film is directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by (for AVS) Abhishek Vyas, Vishal Gurnani, Juhi Parekh Mehta and Shyam Sunder (First Step Movies), produced by (for Balaji Telefilms) Ektaa R Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, produced by (for Connekkt Media) Varun Mathur and Saurabh Mishra. Shooting simultaneously in Telugu & Malayalam and will release in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil.