Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Interview, Profile

Interview: Singeetham Plans For Sequel To Balakrishna's Aditya 369

Age doesn't seem to have slowed down National Award-winning filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The octogenarian recently completed a Telugu film titled Welcome Obama, and now wants to do a sequel to 1991 Telugu blockbuster Aditya 369. Welcome Obama is based on surrogacy, which has hit the screens this Friday. "The sequel to Aditya 369 is on. It's in the process. There will be a time machine concept in the sequel too, but I'm working on a different screenplay. But, it will only go on floors after Balayya (Balakrishna) is relieved of his commitments.
We are expected to meet soon, sit and discuss the project," Singeetham told IANS. Aditya 369, which featured Nandamuri Balakrishna in the lead, was a film about time travel, made much ahead of its time. The film was very well received by audiences. "I will also work on another film soon. It's too early to comment on it, but it will be an interesting project too," he added. While several filmmakers spend months on a project, Singeetham completed Welcome Obama in 33 days. "It was a challenge. I don't like to waste too much time sitting on a film unless necessary. I completed the film in 33 days because we shot consistently and punctually for the entire shooting period," he said. (IANS) Continue to read Singeetham Srinivasa Rao interview.

Singeetham On His Time Sense "I saved a lot of time because I used to arrive on the sets around 6.30 am every day. I would ensure everything was in place before we started shooting. This also in a way helped us in saving a lot of time," he added.

Pre-Recordeding For Singeetham's Next Film For his next film, he is attempting a rare feat. He says the film will be pre-recorded, acting as a base for shooting. "I intend to record music, sound, and dialogues for the film even before it goes on floors. The pre-recorded content will then be loaded on to a single-track disc, which will act as a base while shooting. We don't have to shoot anything on the spot, hence it minimises time and effort," he said.

Concept Of Welcome Obama Talking about Welcome Obama, Singeetham said, "It's a film that will focus on human relationship. What brings two individuals to come together and the importance of trust in every relationship? I have addressed all this through my film, while touching upon a very important issue."

Singeetham's Music For Welcome Obama Known for highly successful films such as Pushpak, Michael Madana Kama Rajan and Apoorva Sagodharargal, Singeetham even penned the lyrics and composed music for Welcome Obama.

Singeetham Likes To Multi Task "I like to multi-task. I have worked with several legends over the years, and most of them used to write dialogues, songs and even compose music for their films. Since I come from the same school, I'm always try to multi-task," he said.

Singeetham's Music And Lyrics Singeetham has composed music for several films in Kannada, while he has written songs for his Telugu directorial Bhairava Dweepam.

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Profile

Film Director

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao is an Indian film director, 

Known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films. 

He made his directorial debut with the Telugu Film Nīti Nijāyiti in 1972. 

Born: September 21, 1931 (age 82), Gudur