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Director Srikanth Odela expressed deep gratitude to Nani on his birthday, celebrating their reunion for the gritty action drama 'The Paradise'. Odela revealed Nani's unwavering trust, which allowed him to break conventional filmmaking rules. A behind-the-scenes photo hinted at Nani's evolving look for the film, currently in production and slated for an August 21 release.
Director Srikanth Odela is reuniting with his ‘Dasara’ star Nani for another raw and gritty action drama, ‘The Paradise’. Today, on the actor’s birthday, the filmmaker shared a post filled with gratitude, love and respect.
He also shared a behind-the-scenes picture from the sets.
BTS moment from ‘The Paradise’
On his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Srikantha Odela shared a picture from the sets of ‘The Paradise’, where Srikanth is seen sitting on a chain, which looks to be a prop from the film and it seems to be checking footage wearing the gear. Behind him, Nani is seen standing, watching him. The photo also reveals a distinct look to Nani as it seems that he is not wearing his long braided hair, which seems to be his character’s look or this may be another face Nani will don.
A bond built on trust
Calling himself indebted to Nani for his life, Srikanth Odela shared his thanks for trusting him and givining in his trust. He wrote, “Nani Anna, Nuvvu "Ni istam Srikanth" ani anna prathisari I hear "I trust you Srikanth". And that trust scares me, every single second to give my blood and soul to The Paradise. I broke your every rule of cinema. I broke your working days pattern...I broke your release date streak...I broke your working style.
..I almost broke every rule of you 'making of cinema'. Each time I broke you, you built me anna...You built me in a way that everything i have today is because of you. Nuv namminatha nannu evaru nammaledu anna.”
Srikanth Odela also mentioned how Nani had gone on to extend his co-operation for the film. "I asked you to wear braids... you said "ok ra ni istam" (Ok. It is your wish). I asked you to wear a slur as a tattoo on your hand...you
said "ok ra ni istam" (Ok. It is your wish). I torture you everyday with countless retakes... you simply say - "ok ra ni istam" (Ok. It is your wish). I never said this to you directly but now I should confess anna.
I spend every second of my life by constantly chasing the answer to why you always say "Ni istam Srikanth" (It is your wish). And maybe, subconscious(ly), I will find my own answer with THE PARADISE," he wrote. Lastly, he added, "Nannu nammina na Dharani ki, Nannu malli nammuthunna na Jadal ki... (For the Dharani who trusted me and to the Jadal who trusts me...) Happy Birthday Nani Anna . Indebted for life time."‘The Paradise’ is currently in the shooting stage and also includes Raghav Juyal, Kayadu Lohar, Mohan Babu, Sonali Kulkarni and others.Earlier, the film was announced to release on March 26, but it got delayed and is now coming out on August 21.Interestingly, the film will also be released in Spanish in addition to other languages.
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