‘F3’ director Anil Ravipudi: ‘Maya Bazaar’ is the best script for me

telugu comedy F2: Fun and Frustration was a sleeper hit which left audiences divided when it released in 2019. Director Anil Ravipudi, who had previously entertained with films. Patas, Supreme And King the Great, Became a bankable director who had a knack for delivering films with mainstream masala and comedy. he followed F2 with action entertainer Sarileru Neekevvaru Starring Mahesh Babu, Vijayashanti and Rashmika Mandanna. F2 It was not to be a one-time film. Building on his potential, Anil wrote and directed F3Which will be released in cinemas on May 27.

Ravipudi says comedy franchise is new for Telugu cinema, unlike Hindi cinema chaos movies. , F2 was a relationship comedy based on despair between couples in a middle-class family. money is a cause of despair F3, My biggest challenge was to write a story and screenplay that was more entertaining than F2,

the director believes that F3 Will hit on “Bull’s Eye” and says, “The characterization, visuals and dialogues were worked out to take the audience on a fun ride. The characters would display their greed and cunning to earn more money.”

some character traits from F2 are kept. Venkatesh Daggubati will re-enact his ‘Venky Asan’ and breaks his silence to say actor Pradeep ‘Anthega Anthega’ (That’s it, that’s it). Varun Tej, Tamannaah Bhatia and Mehreen Pirzada will be placed in a new environment which will go to any extent to earn money. Actors Sunil and Ali are comedy extras and Sonal Chauhan and Pooja Hegde appear in brief parts.

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while writing F3, Ravipudi clarified any plot similarities with the earlier Telugu comedy, which featured characters obsessed with money. He grew up watching Telugu comedies directed by Jandhyala, SV Krishna Reddy and EVV Satyanarayana, and Charlie Chaplin films: “I used to recreate comic sequences and mimic actors for my friends.” he chooses Aha Na Pelanta, Appula Apparao And Yamlila as some of his favorite Telugu comedies.

However, one film that surprised him for its story and screenplay, he says, is maya market: “This is the best script I have come across. Every time I watch it, I wonder how in an entertaining way a big action romance has been described with humor through the film. ,

A keen observer of people, Ravipudi says this helps them develop character with unique traits: “When I first meet someone, I observe their body language and mannerisms. EVV, Krishna Reddy and Jandhyala used practical humor in their films. I, too, build on that aspect. ,

Ravipudi believes that writing a comedy is not always easy. “You can write an action or emotional sequence easier than writing a comedy. We never know whether the audience will like what we write; People judge comedy quickly.”

stop, retrieve

at work F3 Noting the uncertainty, challenges faced during the pandemic: “Like many others, my family and I were affected by COVID-19. During the second wave, I could not concentrate on cinema for three to four months. Since the shooting of the film was halted, it gave me time to recover.

Anil hopes the audience will like it F3, like comedy caste ratnalu And dj tillu Performed well during the pandemic, he noted. “After all, laughter is the best medicine.”

in F3Venkatesh’s character has night blindness and Varun stammers. These are tricky areas around which the comedy is woven. Anil has done this before king the greatIn which Ravi Teja played the character of a blind. “Many people discouraged me from making king the great, He asked how can I maintain the humor through the film. But it worked. ,

Next, Anil Ravipudi is working on an action drama starring Balakrishna and Sri Leela. “It would be contrary to the world of F2 And F3, I need a break before another comedy.”