‘Raju Gadu ‘is a slice-of-life comedy: Sanjana Reddy

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Sanjana Reddy is all set to debut as a director with ‘Raju Gadu’, due for release on June 1.  She was inspired by Ram Gopal Varma to become a director.  Incidentally, RGV’s ‘Officer’ too is releasing on the same date.

“I was into IT sector to begin with.  I worked with two channels later as a journalist.  I once happened to meet RGV garu through a friend.  I joined him as an assistant director for Mohan Babu garu’s ‘Rowdy’.  I had since aspired to become a director seeing RGV garu’s commitment,” she says.

Sanjana’s self-confidence grew when she was asked by Amala to direct an ad.  “I took up the assignment immediately.  And everybody liked my work.  I have been to Singapore and Malaysia with the desire to visit foreign countries.  I read a number of books during that phase.  I met so many people with an interest to develop stories.  Meeting with Raj Tarun happened in the same way,” she notes.

Raj Tarun’s character attributes trigger a series of chain reactions in ‘Raju Gadu’.  “He plays a youngster who suffers from Kleptomania.  So, he compulsively steals stuff from others, due to which he loses too many jobs.  His father (Rajendra Prasad) runs a supermarket for his son’s livelihood.  The comedy track between the two actors will be a treat to watch,” Sanjana promises.  She says that much thinking went into writing the hero’s character.

For the debutante, cinema is all about telling a story beautifully.  “But for the interval and climax, ‘Raju Gadu’ is mostly slice-of-life,” she signs off.