​Interview : Puri Jagan – ​Romeo will help Sai’s carer big time
Published on Oct 6, 2014 9:39 pm IST

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Dashing director Puri Jagan is known for writing scripts and filming them in no time. Off late, he has penned ​the ​story and dialogues for his brother Sairam Shankar’s upcoming film ‘Romeo’. This film is slated to release on October 10​,​​ ​and on this occasion, we caught up with Puri for a detailed interview. Let’s see what he has to say​.
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​Q) What inspired you to write the script of ‘Romeo’?

A) I wrote this story 4 years back. During the shooting of ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’, I ​went to Verona​,​ where Romeo and Juliet ​lived. There is a statue of Juliet​​ ​there​​ ​and lovers used to come and pray​ ​for the​ir love’s​ ​success​.​ ​This inspired me to write th​e script.

​​Q) Tell us something about the film​ ​?

A) ‘Romeo’ is a cute and true love stor​y, ​which will entertain the audience throughout the film.
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​​Q) Tell us something about Ravi Teja’s cameo in this film?

A) Ravi Teja plays the role of hero’s brother​,​​ ​and his cameo is​ ​​very ​crucial for this film.
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​​Q) How far has debutante director Gopi Ganesh done justice to your story​ ​?

A) The film came out really well​,and ​​Gopi Ganesh​ has ​directed it 10 times better than ​what I did in ​my debut film. He gave a superb output in limited period ​and with limited team.​
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​​Q) Have you written this script just for Sai Ram Shankar​,​ and will it help his career?

A) I came up with this script for Sai, but as I was busy​,​ I handed it to Gopi​. This film will definitely help Sai’s Career big time.

Q) What are the major highlights of this film?

A) According to me, this is ​a new love story and the visuals are fantastic. Sunil Kashyap’s music is also one of the major highlights.

​​Q) For NTR​’s​ ​film you are directing a script written by some other person​. What is the​ ​reason behind​ ​​this ?

A)​ As​ ​Vakkantham Vamshi​​​’s script was much better than what I wrote for NTR, I decided to go ahead with it.
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​​Q) Tell us something about NTR’s film?

A)​ ​It is a cop story,​for which the shoot is currently on. The title is yet to be finalized​ and we will release the film on January 9th. ​

​​Q) Why you are not making films under your banner?

A) As I said earlier, from next year ​onwards,I will start​ ​​making​ ​films with young writers and directors​.​
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Q) ​What are your future projects ?

A) After NTR’s film, I will work with Mahesh Babu. Apart from these​,​ there are few other projects which include a film with Rana.

With this we wrapped our interview with Puri, wishing good luck for his future projects.

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