Watch | Rakshit Shetty: ‘Sapta Sagaradaache Ello’ marks a new beginning in my acting career
Rakshit Shetty, Hemanth M Rao and Rukmini Vasanth on the units of ‘Sapta Sagaradaache Ello’
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Rakshit Shetty, as soon as identified for making his followers look forward to his movies, is freed from that accusation. Sapta Sagaradaache Ello, set to launch on September 1, will likely be his second movie (after 777 Charlie) in 14 months. “This film marks the beginning of a new phase of my acting career,” says Rakshit.
Directed by Hemanth M Rao, Sapta Sagaradaache Ello is touted to be an intense love story. Rakshit performs Manu, who’s in a relationship with Priya, essayed by Rukmini Vasanth. Set in 2010, the couple hails from a middle-class background. Circumstances land Manu in jail, placing his relationship with Priya in jeopardy.
“Manu is the most intense character I have played,” says Rakshit, who has produced the movie underneath his banner Paramvah Studios. “The kind of experience I have had in Sapta Sagaradaache Ello…I have never had it before. I write most of my films, so I know how to play my characters, and this process is mostly fun. But for this film, I practiced meditation.”
Romance as a style appears to have disappeared in Kannada. “In our films, there is an innate glorification of two people falling in love,” observes Hemanth. “My film is a very human story. The emotional depth we have gone to makes our film unique. I have tried to create a visceral experience. I want the audience to go through what the characters go through. I have always looked up to the films of Mani Ratnam. In his films, you feel what the characters are experiencing. He showed us that relationships are all about small moments.”
Rakshit Shetty and Rukimini Vasanth in the movie
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Hemanth debuted with the heart-warming drama Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu, starring Rakshit, Anant Nag, and Sruthi Hariharan. Before that movie, he had got down to make a romantic comedy known as Love Churmuri. The movie didn’t take off, and Hemanth sees that as a blessing in disguise.
“When I wrote Love Churmuri, I was quite immature. As you evolve, you understand how love gets romanticised on screen. I am glad the film didn’t take off because I was trying to cater to the industry’s demands. Overall, Love Churmuri has been a big lesson for my filmmaking career,” causes Hemanth.
Fans had been stunned by the movie’s staff’s choice to separate the it into two components. The second half, Sapta Sagaradaache Ello (Side B), will hit the screens on October 20. Chaithra J Achar performs a essential function in the second half. “I feel both the films are different, but one factor that binds them is Hemanth’s poetic style of filmmaking,” opines Rakshit.
Rakshit Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth in the movie
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“It wasn’t a sudden decision to split the film into two parts. Between Rakshit, and I, we were clear about it. We cannot have a long gap between the two parts. They have to come out next to each other. The film requires you to have experienced part A to go into the second part. You need to carry the emotional hangover from the first part,” explains Hemanth.
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Hemanth sees Rakshit’s development as an actor as “a result of consistent investment into the craft: “Hard work helps you to take your innate talent to the next level. We got blown away by Rakshit’s performance in the film. I even broke down after watching some scenes.”
Post Sapta Sagaradaache Ello, Rakshit returns to the director’s chair after 9 years. He will quickly start the shoot of Richard Anthony, a prequel to his Ulidvaru Kandante, a neo-noir movie celebrated as a traditional in the present day. “I have written many drafts of the film. I still feel that there is so much inside me that’s still not come out on paper. When I made Ulidavaru Kandante, there were many constraints. But today, I know I can make Richard Anthony without any compromises,” he says.