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‘Vishwa ath
&
So s’
di ecto
Ve ky
Atlu i
pays
espect
to
Su iya
o
stage;
video
wi s
hea ts.
Afte
his
comeback
film
‘Ka uppu’,
Su iya
is
all
set
fo
the
g ou ded,
oma tic
d ama
movie
‘Vishwa ath
&
So s’
a d
expectatio s
a e
quite
high.Now,
a
video
of
di ecto
Ve ky
Atlu i
payi g
espect
to
Su iya
at
a
p omotio al
eve t
fo
‘Vishwa ath
&
So s’
has
caught
the
atte tio
of
social
media
use s.
The
di ecto
was
see
maki g
a
t aditio al
gestu e
towa d
the
acto
while
he
add essed
the
audie ce.
Ve ky
Atlu i
pays
espect
to
Su iya
Su iya
was
speaki g
o
stage
whe
the
Sita
Ramam
di ecto
sudde ly
app oached
him
a d
asked
him
to
look
up.
As
the
acto
looked
up,
Ve ky
Atlu i
be t
dow
a d
touched
his
feet
as
a
ma k
of
espect.
Su iya
the
playfully
moved
towa ds
Ve ky
Atlu i
i
espo se
to
the
gestu e.
The
video
is
wi i g
hea ts
o li e.O e
X
use
w ote,
“He
made
us
c y.
Ve ky
Atlu i
.”
A othe
comme ted,
“The e
may
be
ma y
he oes
i
this
film
i dust y,
but
ot
eve yo e
ca
become
Su iya.”
A
thi d
use
simply
w ote,
“lovely.”
Ve ky
Atlu i
i itially
pitched
a
biopic
to
Su iya
While
‘Vishwa ath
&
So s’
is
ow
eady
fo
elease,
it
was
ot
the
fi st
sto y
Ve ky
Atlu i
discussed
with
Su iya.
I
a
ece t
i te view
with
Galatta
Plus,
the
filmmake
evealed
that
he
had
i itially
a ated
a
biopic
to
the
acto .Su iya
epo tedly
liked
the
idea
a d
was
excited
about
the
p oject.
Howeve ,
the
film
could
ot
p oceed
because
of
issues
su ou di g
its
ights.”It
was
actually
a
su p ise
that
Su iya
si
ag eed
to
do
this
film.
Whe
I
fi st
met
him,
I
a ated
a
biopic.
He
loved
the
idea
a d
was
ve y
excited,
but
the e
we e
ights
issues
su ou di g
the
p oject,”
he
said.The
setback
eve tually
led
Ve ky
Atlu i
to
i t oduce
a othe
sto y
to
Su iya.
That
idea
would
late
develop
i to
‘Vishwa ath
&
So s’.
Su iya
wa ted
to
etu
to
a
family
e te tai e
Ve ky
Atlu i
also
evealed
that
Su iya
was
i te ested
i
explo i g
a
lighte
ge e.
The
acto
had
spe t
seve al
yea s
wo ki g
o
actio
films
a d
socially
d ive
sto ies.Acco di g
to
the
filmmake ,
Su iya
wa ted
to
do
a
oma tic
a d
family-o ie ted
p oject.
He
was
also
looki g
fo
a
cha ge
afte
appea i g
i
seve al
i te se
oles.”He
told
me
it
had
bee
a ou d
12
to
14
yea s
si ce
he
had
do e
a
cute
love
sto y
o
a
p ope
family
e te tai e .
Afte
films
like
the
Si gam
se ies,
Soo a ai
Pott u
a d
Jai
Bhim,
he
wa ted
to
do
somethi g
b eezy.
He
also
felt
he
had
al eady
do e
two
biopics
ece tly,
so
maybe
it
was
a
sig
to
move
o ,”
Ve ky
ecalled.
Ve ky
Atlu i
a ated
the
basic
idea
ove
pho e
The
filmmake
the
b ought
up
a othe
co cept
du i g
a
pho e
co ve satio
with
Su iya.
I stead
of
a ati g
the
complete
sc ee play,
Ve ky
Atlu i
i itially
explai ed
o ly
the
ce t al
p emise.”I
told
him
I
had
a othe
idea,
though
I
was ‘t
su e
if
he’d
be
i te ested.
Si ce
we
we e
speaki g
ove
the
pho e,
I
o ly
a ated
the
co cept
—
a
sto y
about
a
40-yea -old
a d
a
20-yea -old”,
he
said.The
co cept
eve tually
became
‘Vishwa ath
&
So s’.
P oduce
Rajseka
Pa dia
late
i vited
Ve ky
Atlu i
to
Che ai
fo
a
full
a atio .
Rajseka
Pa dia
was
imp essed
by
the
sc ipt
The
detailed
a atio
epo tedly
had
a
immediate
impact
o
Rajseka
Pa dia .
Ve ky
Atlu i
ecalled
that
the
p oduce
became
emotio al
while
liste i g
to
the
sc ee play.”A ou d
the
10th
o
15th
sce e,
I
oticed
he
sta ted
tea i g
up.
Afte
the
a atio ,
he
immediately
called
Su iya
si
a d
told
him,
‘It’s
a
beautiful
sc ipt.
You
have
to
do
it.'”Followi g
the
a atio ,
the
p oject
moved
ahead
quickly.
Su iya
also
hea d
the
complete
sc ee play
a d
co ected
with
the
mate ial.
Su iya
app oved
‘Vishwa ath
&
So s’
quickly
Ve ky
Atlu i
said
Su iya
espo ded
positively
du i g
the
fi st
full
a atio .
The
filmmake
also
ecalled
the
u usually
quick
t a sitio
f om
w iti g
to
p oductio .”He
loved
it
i
the
ve y
fi st
sitti g.
F om
that
poi t,
the e
was
o
stoppi g
us.
I
a ated
the
sc ipt
i
Ap il,
a d
we
bega
shooti g
by
May
o
Ju e.
Eve ythi g
happe ed
ve y
simply,
but
looki g
back,
it
still
feels
su p isi g.
I
eally
tha k
God
fo
the
way
it
all
came
togethe .”‘Vishwa ath
&
So s’
sta s
Su iya,
Mamitha
Baiju,
Ravee a
Ta do
a d
Radikaa
Sa athkuma .
Di ected
by
Ve ky
Atlu i,
the
bili gual
oma tic
family
d ama
is
scheduled
to
elease
i
theat es
o
August
14,
2026.
