Rajasimha forays into Sandalwood, Kollywood

Having proved his mettle in Tollywood, young story writer-cum-director Rajasimha Tadinada is now making a foray into Sandalwood and Kollywood, synonyms for the Kannada and Tamil film industries respectively.

Expectations are already high on the psychological thriller ‘Buckaasuura’ (Bakasura) for which Mr. Rajasimha has penned the script and it is slated for release this month-end.

For the first time, Kannada ‘Crazy Star’ Ravichandran is playing a business tycoon with negative shade while young hero Rohitt is assaying the role of a money-minded lawyer in the film directed by Navneeth.

Simultaneously, Mr. Rajasimha is making a Tamil film with cinematographer Natty (Natarajan Subramaniam), who has proved himself in the flicks such as ‘Parineeta’, ‘Jab We Met’ (Hindi) and the recent ‘Chal Mohana Ranga’ (Telugu). Mr. Rajasimha believes that this film will be a game-changer for him.

Tirupati connection

However, the writer attributes his ease to narrate a story to his roots in Tirupati as it shares proximity with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. During his writing stint spanning over more than two decades, he has around 40 films to his credit including hits like ‘Preminchukundam Raa’, ‘Takkari Donga’ and ‘Bavagaru Bagunnara’.

Hailing from Tirupati, Mr. Rajasimha studied in Jaganmatha School and Seven Hills High School, and did his Intermediate from SV Junior College and completed B. Com from Sri Venkateswara Arts College.

He shot to the fame in his school days with his magic and ventriloquism shows. As he gets candid with The Hindu, Mr. Rajasimha narrates the growth phase in his the film career that moved slowly, yet steadily.

The journey

His maiden directorial venture ‘Okka Ammayi Thappa’ starring Sundeep Kishan and Nitya Menen received critical acclaim for its complex narration and high technical value but was relegated as an ‘average film’ at the box office. “I feel that the success trail of the film was restricted by negative reviews to some extent. How else can my average film got 8 million views on YouTube for the Hindi version and 4 million for the Telugu version?” he wondered.

Hits and flops

Rajasimha believes that the word ‘hit’ decides one’s place in the film industry. “Irrespective of one’s painstaking efforts to deliver a good work, it is always the hit or flop talk that decides the career graph,” he says.

The young writer is now preparing the script for Boyapati Seenu – Ram Charan Tej film, besides that for ‘Sakshyam’ and ‘Mudra’, with Bellamkonda Srinivas and Nikhil in the lead respectively. After a gap of two years, he has set his second directorial venture rolling with producer Anil Sunkara.