Director
Sekhar Kammula looks part excited and part nervous before the release of
Love Story
.
He says it’s a “romantic musical” that revolves around two youngsters, Revanth and Mounica, played by
Naga Chaitanya and
Sai Pallavi, who are looking to make it big in Hyderabad. “On the surface the film is just the story of a boy and a girl falling in love, pursuing their dreams and overcoming their insecurities,” says the director, adding, “But peel the layers and you will see it’s much more than that. Yes, there’s romance, nostalgia and yearning. But there’s also a boy from an oppressed section of
society
looking to be a zumba instructor and a girl struggling to cope with childhood trauma as she looks to find a well-paying job. At the crux of it all lie
caste
and
gender
issues and societal barriers that the protagonists need to overcome to achieve their dreams.”
Sekhar believes films have a responsibility towards the society. “Manchi chupinchaka poyina chedu chupinchakudadu” is the philosophy that defines his cinema. “Even if my films have nothing good to offer, they shouldn’t portray anything bad. I’ve always tried to do that with my films and I hope I’ve now made a space for stories that are not often told. A mainstream hero like
Chay
playing a character like Revanth is in itself a major victory. Pallavi’s character, Mounica is also a complex one. And their pairing truly is magical. They had to work hard to pull off their roles; they did it all with a smile on their faces,” he says.
Produced by Narayan Das K Narang, Sunil Narang and Puskar Ram Mohan Rao under SreeVenkateswara Cinemas, Love Story releases tomorrow.
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