Exclusive interview with ‘Chatrapathi’ actor Bellamkonda Sreenivas

Entertainment By Y Sunita Chowdhary 30/04/2023 Read the article

In his forthcoming flick Chatrapathi, Telugu actor Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas stars opposite Nushrratt Bharuccha of Pyaar Ka Punchnama fame.

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Chatrapathi, a remake of director SS Rajamouli’s 2005 Telugu hit with the same title starring Prabhas, marks the debut of Telugu director VV Vinayak in Bollywood.

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The film also casts Amit Nair, Rajendra Gupta, Bhagyashree, Sahil Vaid, and Shivam Patil in key roles.

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Ravi Basrur is composing the background score and Tanishk Bagchi is composing the music. It’s produced by Pen Indian Limited and is hitting the screens on 12 May.

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“I have a decent market up North. My Telugu films are being dubbed regularly into Hindi,” Sreenivas told South First.

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“Screenwriter-director V Vijayendra Prasad who wrote the original made necessary changes to the new script to suit the tastes of today’s audiences.”

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“Vinayak sir already knows the content (in the original) and knows the audience’s pulse and is a master in delivering commercial action dramas.”

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Interestingly, Sreenivas debuted in Telugu with VV Vinayak’s Alludu Seenu (2014) which won him Filmfare for Best Male Debut – South.

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The actor’s next is a multilingual project with director Sagar K Chandra under the banner of 14 Reels Entertainment.

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