Sensational hit film ‘Arundhathi’ was made possible by a hard working team which also comprised Deepa Chandar. The three lead characters Aghora, Jejamma and Fakeer bought life for the movie and impressed the audience greatly.

Standing true to the proverb ‘No pain No gain’, Deepa burnt her midnight oil by working for over two and a half months to design the characters. Being a historical film, she did extensive research on appearances and costumes used in the olden age. She studied portraits and pictures of princesses hailing from royal families of Hyderabad. Even the saree worn by Jejamma is completely handmade and crafted to perfection.

Before envisaging Aghora, hundreds of old photographs from Haridwar were analyzed. The role of Fakeer is more Sadhu like for which she toured different villages and browsed several images to churn out the character. Her dedicated work paid off bringing in accolades after ‘Arundhathi’ got released.

Now, plans are on to make a Bollywood version of ‘Arundhathi’ and Deepa Chandar has once again been assigned the task of character design by producer Shyam Prasad Reddy.