Praveen
On
Kick
Factor
"I
wanted
to
captivate
the
audience
the
way
recent
films
'Pizza'
and
'Journey'
managed
to
do.
These
films
were
small
but
they
had
something
even
the
big
films
couldn't
offer.
I
realised
these
films
had
a
kick
factor
that
appealed
to
everybody," he
added.
CK
Features
Eight
Stories
Chandamama
Kathalu,
which
features
eight
stories,
has
an
ensemble
cast.
Naresh,
Aamani,
Lakshmi
Manchu,
Krishnudu,
Chaitanya
Krishna
and
Richa
Panai
among
others
feature
in
it.
Praveen
says
the
biggest
challenge
was
the
screenplay.
"There
are
eight
stories
in
the
film.
By
the
time
you
finish
all
the
stories,
and
come
back
to
the
first
one,
the
audience
should
not
forget
what
had
happened.
Therefore,
screenplay
was
extremely
difficult," said
Sattaru.
Finalising
Cast
For
CK
Was
Challenge
Another
challenge
was
finalising
the
cast
for
Chandamama
Kathalu
"When
you're
making
a
hero
and
heroine
based
film,
you
have
to
cast
actors
because
you
know
they'll
be
there
for
the
full
length
of
the
film.
But
when
you're
making
a
film
with
eight
stories,
screen
presence
for
actors
is
limited
and,
therefore,
many
were
not
interested,"
he
said.
"Those
who
have
worked
in
the
film
trusted
the
project
because
they
realised
that
the
length
of
the
character
was
not
a
concern,"
he
added.
Uniqueness
In
CK
Telugu
filmdom
has
never
experienced
an
anthology
film
and
Praveen
admits
that
it's
a
"big
risk",
but
it's
"the
only
way
I
can
make
my
presence
felt".
He
said,
"With
so
many
filmmakers
and
actors,
it's
chaotic
outside.
In
that
chaos,
how
do
you
make
your
presence
felt?
By
coming
up
with
something
so
unique
that
when
it
clicks,
it
becomes
my
biggest
reward."
Getting
Cinema
Theatres
Is
Biggest
Challenge
Praveen,
who
has
produced
all
his
films
so
far,
says
taking
a
film
to
cinemas
is
"challenging"
but
he
doesn't
blame
anyone
for
that.
"It's
wrong
to
blame
industry
bigwigs
for
lack
of
theatres
because
they
don't
control
them.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
a
theatre
owner
should
have
reasons
to
release
your
film.
Let's
not
forget
that
each
week
so
many
films
are
releasing,
so
what
different
does
your
film
has
to
offer?"
Praveen
On
Promotion
"If
you
promote
your
film
smartly
and
make
everybody
realise
the
one
differentiating
factor
your
film
possesses,
then
you
will
find
screens,"
said
Praveen.