Interview: I’ve evolved as a filmmaker, says Mahesh Surapaneni

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By Y Sunita Chowdhary

January 19, 2023

Mahesh Surapaneni’s Hunt is releasing in theatres on 26 January.

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Katha Lo Rajakumari (2017) was the director’s maiden film after which he did an OTT project for a Korean-based app featuring Shraddha Das.

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His story Ee Office Lo (Season 2) received good reviews. Meanwhile, Bhavya Creations took up his second project Hunt as soon as he pitched the idea.

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Sudheer Babu will be seen as an assistant commissioner of police and is the protagonist in Hunt. He has to tackle inner demons and face external enemies.

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Premisthe-fame Bharat and Srikanth also play important roles. The incident that happens in these three people’s lives leads to the conflict point.

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“It is a hard-hitting crime drama with a lot of action with a runtime of two hours and 10 minutes.” Hunt has more of a realistic approach in writing.

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“It is about the pleasure you get in storytelling, how you connect with the problem and how you would root for the protagonist to solve the mystery.”

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He wanted a different format of fighting. Renaud Fevaro and Bryan Vigier did a fabulous job.

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Ghibran did great work with music and re-recording. There is only one song.

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Mahesh Srapaneni also felt that the ticket price should be reasonable for the movies of tier 2 and tier 3 heroes, so the audience to visit the cinema halls and get entertained.

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