Young
film
director
Mahesh
Babu's
work
has
been
appreciated
in
his
third
directorial
venture
Meravanige
for
which
the
Box
office
returns
are
quite
encouraging
now.
Despite
having
young
stars
of
unproved
talents
like
Prajwal
and
Andrita
Ray,
director
Mahesh
Babu
has
been
able
to
make
a
film
which
shows
some
fresh
elements
and
which
can
be
enjoyed
by
all
the
sections
of
audience.
Mahesh
Babu,
the
director
of
hit
films
like
Aakash
and
Arrasu
revealed
that
the
film's
story
was
originally
written
for
Puneet
Raj
Kumar
by
story
writer
Janardhana
Maharshi.
"There
were
some
interesting
features
in
the
story
which
appealed
in
me.
And
when
Puneet
went
ahead
with
other
projects,
he
also
said
that
the
story
can
be
used
by
me.
The
story
was
not
in
a
usual
pattern
with
major
focus
on
elements
like
a
family,
brother
sentiment,
sister
sentiment
and
college
backdrop.
It
had
some
fresh
elements
when
the
lovers
in
the
film
move
out
to
forests.
I
thought
it
was
a
challenging
subject
for
any
director.
And
to
do
this
film
with
youngsters
was
another
big
challenge.
I
am
happy
that
I
was
able
to
get
a
producer
like
Kantharaj
who
was
prepared
to
support
wholeheartedly
to
create
a
good
product.
And
now
there
is
some
encouraging
responses
from
many
people
in
the
film
industry
and
also
in
the
media
about
the
film'
says
Mahesh
Babu.