Interview: Singeetham Plans For Sequel To Balakrishna's Aditya 369
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Age
doesn't
seem
to
have
slowed
down
National
Award-winning
filmmaker
Singeetham
Srinivasa
Rao.
The
octogenarian
recently
completed
a
Telugu
film
titled
Welcome
Obama,
and
now
wants
to
do
a
sequel
to
1991
Telugu
blockbuster
Aditya
369.
Welcome
Obama
is
based
on
surrogacy,
which
has
hit
the
screens
this
Friday.
"The
sequel
to
Aditya
369
is
on.
It's
in
the
process.
There
will
be
a
time
machine
concept
in
the
sequel
too,
but
I'm
working
on
a
different
screenplay.
But,
it
will
only
go
on
floors
after
Balayya
(Balakrishna)
is
relieved
of
his
commitments.
We
are
expected
to
meet
soon,
sit
and
discuss
the
project," Singeetham
told
IANS.
Aditya
369,
which
featured
Nandamuri
Balakrishna
in
the
lead,
was
a
film
about
time
travel,
made
much
ahead
of
its
time.
The
film
was
very
well
received
by
audiences.
"I
will
also
work
on
another
film
soon.
It's
too
early
to
comment
on
it,
but
it
will
be
an
interesting
project
too,"
he
added.
While
several
filmmakers
spend
months
on
a
project,
Singeetham
completed
Welcome
Obama
in
33
days.
"It
was
a
challenge.
I
don't
like
to
waste
too
much
time
sitting
on
a
film
unless
necessary.
I
completed
the
film
in
33
days
because
we
shot
consistently
and
punctually
for
the
entire
shooting
period,"
he
said.
(IANS)
Continue
to
read
Singeetham
Srinivasa
Rao
interview.
Singeetham
On
His
Time
Sense
"I
saved
a
lot
of
time
because
I
used
to
arrive
on
the
sets
around
6.30
am
every
day.
I
would
ensure
everything
was
in
place
before
we
started
shooting.
This
also
in
a
way
helped
us
in
saving
a
lot
of
time,"
he
added.
Pre-Recordeding
For
Singeetham's
Next
Film
For
his
next
film,
he
is
attempting
a
rare
feat.
He
says
the
film
will
be
pre-recorded,
acting
as
a
base
for
shooting.
"I
intend
to
record
music,
sound,
and
dialogues
for
the
film
even
before
it
goes
on
floors.
The
pre-recorded
content
will
then
be
loaded
on
to
a
single-track
disc,
which
will
act
as
a
base
while
shooting.
We
don't
have
to
shoot
anything
on
the
spot,
hence
it
minimises
time
and
effort,"
he
said.
Concept
Of
Welcome
Obama
Talking
about
Welcome
Obama,
Singeetham
said,
"It's
a
film
that
will
focus
on
human
relationship.
What
brings
two
individuals
to
come
together
and
the
importance
of
trust
in
every
relationship?
I
have
addressed
all
this
through
my
film,
while
touching
upon
a
very
important
issue."
Singeetham's
Music
For
Welcome
Obama
Known
for
highly
successful
films
such
as
Pushpak,
Michael
Madana
Kama
Rajan
and
Apoorva
Sagodharargal,
Singeetham
even
penned
the
lyrics
and
composed
music
for
Welcome
Obama.
Singeetham
Likes
To
Multi
Task
"I
like
to
multi-task.
I
have
worked
with
several
legends
over
the
years,
and
most
of
them
used
to
write
dialogues,
songs
and
even
compose
music
for
their
films.
Since
I
come
from
the
same
school,
I'm
always
try
to
multi-task,"
he
said.
Singeetham's
Music
And
Lyrics
Singeetham
has
composed
music
for
several
films
in
Kannada,
while
he
has
written
songs
for
his
Telugu
directorial
Bhairava
Dweepam.