Oohalu Gusagusalade Has Spirit Of Woody Allen Film: Srinivas Avasarala
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Actor
Srinivas
Avasarala's
passion
for
writing
and
storytelling
encouraged
him
to
don
the
director's
hat
for
forthcoming
Telugu
romantic-comedy
Oohalu
Gusagusalade.
He
says
he
enjoys
the
storytelling
process
more
than
acting.
However,
he
says
that
he
doesn't
like
to
discriminate
acting
from
direction.
In
an
interview
to
IANS,
Srinivas
Avasarala
told,
"I've
always
wished
to
be
a
director
ever
since
I
started
my
career
as
an
actor.
I
enjoy
storytelling
so
much
more
than
acting
that
I
even
ghostwrote
for
two
Telugu
films.
I
wanted
to
control
the
whole
storytelling
process.
So
when
I
finally
found
a
producer,
I
decided
to
become
a
director."
He
added,
"I
can't
tell
if
acting
or
directing
satisfies
me
the
most
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
you
want
the
audiences
to
be
entertained
and
it
doesn't
matter
if
you're
an
actor
or
director.
Maybe
as
a
writer-director
you're
more
responsible
because
everything
on
the
screen
is
yours."
Slated
to
release
this
Friday,
Oohalu
Gusagusalade
starring
newcomers
Naga
Shourya
and
Rashi
Khanna
in
the
leads,
is
based
on
French
play
Cyrrano
De
Bergerac.
Srinivas
Avasarala
said,
"For
most
romantic
comedies,
the
inspiration
comes
from
this
play.
My
film
also
has
the
spirit
of
a
Woody
Allen
film.
I
have
tried
to
find
a
common
ground
for
these
two
sources
of
inspiration
and
made
my
film
based
on
that."
Continue
to
read
Srinivas
Avasarala
interview
in
the
slideshow.
Srinivas'
Difficulty
In
Finding
Producer
For
Oohalu
Gusagusalade
Srinivas
Avasarala
said,
"It
took
me
a
while
to
make
this
film
because
not
many
producers
were
willing
to
make
this
kind
of
movie
without
stars.
But
thankfully,
I
found
a
producer
who
appreciate
cinema
as
a
craft
and
didn't
see
it
from
a
business
perspective."
Difference
Between
Writing
And
Direction
According
to
Srinivas
Avasarala,
writing
and
direction
is
one
and
the
same
because
in
both
these
crafts
"one
tries
to
control
the
narrative".
He
said,
"I
don't
see
any
difference
in
writing
and
direction.
What's
really
important
in
both
is
that
what
you
write
should
not
get
changed
on
screen
and
audiences
should
connect
with
your
characters."
Doing
OG
In
Low-Budget
Was
A
Challenge
Being
a
first-timer,
Srinivas
felt
making
a
low-budget
film
with
limited
resources
was
a
big
challenge.
He
added,
"Although
my
producer
liked
my
story,
he
wasn't
convinced
that
I
could
direct.
Therefore,
I
had
to
make
the
film
on
low-budget
and
make
use
of
my
limited
resources
wisely.
A
creative
process
can't
have
such
constraints
but
that
was
the
challenge
and
I'm
glad
we
successfully
finished
the
film."
Did
His
Acting
Experience
Help
Him
In
Direction?
He's
unsure
if
being
an
actor
helped
him
in
the
process
of
direction,
but
he
says
"being
on
the
sets
of
films
helped
him
a
lot".
Srinivas
said,
"I
don't
know
for
sure
if
my
acting
experience
helped
me
in
direction,
but
the
performance
of
my
actors
has
come
out
very
well.
I
strongly
feel
my
experience
on
being
different
films' sets
helped
me
understand
the
logistics
involved
in
the
making
of
a
film."
Srinivas' Role
In
Oohalu
Gusagusalade
Srinivas
has
also
played
an
important
role
in
Oohalu
Gusagusalade,
which
also
features
Rao
Ramesh
and
Posani
Krishna
Murali
in
important
roles.