On this Women's Equality Day, National General Secretary of Jana Sena Party, Konidela Nagababu speaks about his daughter and her first feature film production success and many more. He proudly says he is the bridge among his brothers and sisters in the family. Q.
How is your family celebrating the huge success of Niharika Konidela’s first feature production ‘ Committee Kurrollu '? A. Previously Niharika has produced web series, now she stepped into feature film production with this one. Before we talk about celebrating, I was relieved to know the success of the film.
Especially with the new cast and crew, we can't predict anything. If the movie flops, there will be a huge loss. But Niharika is brave.
In a sense she risked it, because even big budget movies with star cast and crew are flopping these days. To invest so much in a first movie with new faces, she has got a lot of guts. My vision is different from today's generation's.
Although I liked the story, I was anxious all throughout the release till I heard it's a success. It's a clean and feel-good film. Q.
Did you give any suggestions to Niharika before making the movie? How do you suggest her progress post ‘Committee Kurrollu’ success? A. Due to the loss that I have faced in the past, I gave her one strong suggestion, “budgeting for the movie”. As I have failed as a producer, I told her, it's okay if the total budget spent is reduced by 5% of the estimated budget, but it should never cross it.
She is a bette.