Tollywoods new definition for Shooting

There were days when Tollywood movies would complete their shooting schedules with in two to four months of time. Directors of this genre are stretching their shooting schedules for as long as two years in the name of “better product”.

While Arundhati and Magadheera were under production for more than two years, the more recent Arya2, Saleem and Leader boast of shooting schedules that extend up to a year and a half.

Daggubati Rana says, "A lot of attention is being paid to every minute detail. Earlier a project could be wrapped up in just 30 days. But now, the first schedule of a film itself goes on for a month. Everyone wants to offer quality films, so it is bound to take this long."

Sukumar, who directed Arya2, explains that “since Telugu films are high on action sequences, apart from songs and emotional drama, it takes time to shoot them. The main reason for the prolonged shooting schedule of ‘Arya 2’ is the fact that the film has a lot of masala. Besides, as directors we need a break between scenes since there is a lot of emotional variance in them," Sukumar says.

Actor Manchu Vishnu, who is gearing up for his much-delayed film Saleem, says that the film's extended schedule could be attributed to the break he took for his wedding and his co-star Ileana's injury.