Set in the 1970s, the film stars Prabhas as Vikramaditya, who falls in love with Prerna, played by Hegde.
Actor Prabhas says his upcoming film “Radhe Shyam” is a romantic saga with many interesting aspects and hopes the audience will enjoy watching the film when it releases next year.
The multilingual romantic-drama, also starring Pooja Hegde, is directed by Radha Krishna Kumar.
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Set in the 1970s, “Radhe Shyam” features Prabhas as Vikramaditya, who falls in love with Prerna, played by Hegde.
“‘Radhe Shyam’ is a love story but there are (many other elements) too. The film has a lot of twists and turns and I hope you enjoy it. I think the climax will be a highlight,” said Prabhas.
The ‘Baahubali’ star was speaking at the mega trailer launch event of the film held at Ramoji Film City here on Thursday night.
Prabhas also praised Kumar, who made his directorial debut with the 2015 hit “Jill”, for his passion and determination to “Radhe Shyam” against many odds.
He said, ‘Working for five years in a film is no joke. Because the movie started and stopped, again planning a movie. It was after ‘Baahubali’, then started from the time of ‘Saaho’, then stopped due to COVID and started again. It will be very disappointing but he (back) fought,” said the 42-year-old star.
The director expressed his gratitude to the team for standing by his vision through thick and thin on his behalf.
“I am thankful to everyone for standing by me for four years. I am grateful to Manoj sir (Paramhans – cinematographer) for you were the reason we get excited every day,” Kumar said.
“Pooja, you were born to do this film. Prabhas, you are not a star, you are a superstar, you are the universe. You taught me a lot,” he said.
Like many other films, the shooting schedule of “Radhe Shyam” got affected due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Prabhas said, “Producer, director, crew and all the technicians have put in a lot of effort to make this film during the COVID-19 time.”
Sharing similar sentiments, Hegde said that she admires Kumar for his passion and drive towards making “Radhe Shyam”.
“His passion inspired me a lot. I shot many films in between and came back but his passion was intact, it’s easy to lose it but he is upbeat all the time.”
Hegde, 31, said the entire team worked hard on the project.
“This film has taken a long time to make, it has been four years and we have shed our blood, sweat and tears as a team. We hope you all will like it.
“We are thankful to our passionate producers and the entire cast and crew for their support in making this fantasy world a reality,” he added.
With “Radhe Shyam”, Hegde said that Prabhas has attempted to do a complete love story with the pure intention of presenting diverse content to his fans across the globe.
He said, after doing ‘Baahubali’ and so many action films and being able to choose such a film, he is trying to give his fans something new to watch. I hope you all will like this film. it’s very different. You will see a new Prabhas and Pooja,” the actor said at the event.
She also recalled that she had given her approval to “Radhe Shyam” soon after the katha.
“It’s a beautiful fairy tale world,” Hegde said. Adding the film will create magic on screen.
The mega trailer launch event was also attended by directors Om Raut, Nag Ashwin and Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who is working with Prabhas in various films.
Raut, who directed the actor in “Adipurush”, wished him all the best for “Radhe Shyam” and said that the film is much more than a sci-fi romantic-drama.
“It’s not a love story. It’s everything. I’m sure people will love it,” he said.
Prabhas’s ‘Project K’ director Ashwin said that he liked the trailer of the film.
“What works well for a romantic film are three things – the lead pair’s chemistry, music and release date. Prabhas and Pooja have amazing chemistry, the music of the film is really good and the next thing is the release date. Overall, the film looks very exciting,” he said.
Reddy said he is looking forward to working with Prabhas in a film titled ‘Spirit’.
Radhe Shyam also stars Bhagyashree, Murli Sharma, Sachin Khedekar, Priyadarshi, Sasha Chhetri, Kunal Roy Kapur and Satyan.
The film is presented by Gulshan Kumar and T-Series and produced by UV Creations, Bhushan Kumar, Vamsi and Pramod.
It will hit theaters across the world on January 14 on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and Pongal.
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