‘RX 100’ and ‘Maha Samudram’ director Ajay Bhupathi is proud of his third film, ‘Mangalavaaram’, which is slated to hit the cinemas on November 17. In his latest interview, the director suggests that shocking characters and characterizations with gravitas are what matter the most. “The film has been made with top-notch commercial values. As a character-based film (with 30 consequential characters), this one comes with a contemporary edge. The climax is its ultimate element. It is not easy to direct such a film,” remarks the director. When he ideated ‘Mangalavaaram’, nothing else occupied his mind until he wrote the complete script. “Once an idea takes birth in my mind, I engage with it passionately. Come what may, I don’t budge. I develop it consummately. When I started writing the script of ‘Mangalavaaram’, I could comprehend its range. Eventually, the budget came to Rs 20 Cr. That was expected because of the non-stop outdoor shoots,” the director says. While saying that Payal Rajput’s character will shock the audience, Bhupathi strikes a balancing note when he suggests that it is not just about her violent streak or something. “As the audience walk out of the hall, they will be left with feelings of sympathy for Payal’s character. Even though ‘Mangalavaaram’ is fiction, the ideas and the slice-of-life characters make it feel like real life,” the director says. Ajaneesh B Loknath of ‘Kantara’ fame, audiographer MR Rajakrishnan’s sound design and the locations will stand out in the movie, he adds.
Sensational business deals for Mangalavaram
Two small films Samajavaragamana and Baby surprised the trade circles of Tollywood with the theatrical business. Samajavaragamana is leaving the makers in huge profits and Baby is expected to collect the magical mark of Rs 50 crores with its theatrical share. The success of these films also gave a huge boost for the distributors and exhibitors. Now all eyes are focused on one more small film Mangalavaram. RX 100 sensation Ajay Bhupathi directed this interesting attempt and the film is expected to release very soon.
As per the information we hear, almost all the top producers and distributors are in the race to acquire the theatrical rights of Mangalavaram after the teaser was out. They approached Ajay Bhupathi who is also a producer of Mangalavaram. The makers are currently closing the non-theatrical deals and the theatrical business is expected to be closed soon. Ajay Bhupathi disappointed the audience with his second film Maha Samudram but Mangalavaram is carrying huge expectations.
Ajay Bhupathi is in no hurry as Mangalavaram gained the needed buzz. He will close the deals soon. The film’s release date too will be announced very soon. Payal Rajput and Ajmal Ameer played the lead roles in this thriller. Kantara fame Ajneesh Loknath is scoring the music for Mangalavaram.
Actress Payal Rajput to play ‘Shailaja’ in director Ajay Bhupathi’s ‘Mangalavaaram’
Known for his Intensely raw stories and realistic filmmaking, Ajay Bhupathi’s next is already on the buzz table with its crazy title ‘Mangalavaaram’. Makers of the film unveiled the First Look of the film today.
The half naked poster of the lead character with tears in her eyes and a butterfly on her finger says much about Payal Rajput’s role as ‘Shailaja’ in the story.
Expectations on the project have skyrocketed as the engaging poster also announced the second collaboration of Payal Rajput with Ajay Bhupathi after RX100.
This never-before-seen village-based action-thriller set in the 90’s is also the debut production venture of Ajay under A Creative Works along with Swathi Gunupati and Suresh Varma M of Mudra Media Works.
Promising a new-genre film in Indian Cinema, makers seem to stay uncompromised on the technical and production standards. ‘Kantara’ fame Ajaneesh Loknath is scoring brilliant sound and music for the film.
Ajay Bhupathi locks Kantara music composer
Critically acclaimed director Ajay Bhupathi is all set with an interesting attempt named Mangalavaram and shoot commences in December. The film is already a hot product across the industry circles. Ajay Bhupathi approached Kantara music director B Ajaneessh Loknath and got his nod. The young and talented composer is thrilled with the content and he signed the film. RX100 is a blockbuster album and some of the songs from Maha Samudram are widely popular. Now Ajay is teaming up with Kantara music composer for an interesting attempt. Ajaneesh is already working for Sai Tej’s upcoming movie directed by Karthik Dandu.
The shoot of Mangalavaram will take place in various locations of Telugu states. Some of the key portions will be shot in Karnataka. Ajay Bhupathi himself will produce this film. The details about the cast and crew are kept under wraps and they will be announced soon.
Ajay Bhupathi’s next film is Mangalavaram
Ajay Bhupathi shot fame with RX 100 and the film will remain as a cult classic in Telugu cinema. His second attempt Maha Samudram was a box-office debacle and Ajay Bhupathi is now ready with his third attempt. With all the stars occupied with back-to-back films, Ajay Bhupathi is not in a mood to wait and he is all set for his third directorial. This interesting attempt is titled Mangalavaram and will be made in a village backdrop. The film also has a horror back-drop and has enough entertainment loaded. Mangalavaram is a women-centric attempt and the lead actress will be announced very soon.
There are also reports that Ajay Bhupathi himself will bankroll this project in association with his close friends. The crew members are being finalized and the shoot of the film will commence during the end of this year. Ajay Bhupathi is keen to complete the shoot in quick schedules and release the film in summer 2023. All the details about the film will be announced officially very soon.
Buzz: Ajay Bhupathi and Rajkumar Hirani to team up?
After a sensational debut with RX 100, Ajay Bhupathi’s second film Maha Samudram tanked at the box-office. But the director is in huge demand. He has a couple of commitments with the top directors of Telugu cinema and the script works are happening at a faster pace. Ajay Bhupathi recently received a call from the country’s top director Rajkumar Hirani and the meeting took place this week. Ajay Bhupathi will direct a film for Rajkumar Hirani Films and the discussions are going on. Two ideas are picked up and one among them will be finalized very soon. The project will be shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages.
The film will commence shoot in 2023 and it would release in the same year. Ajay Bhupathi will soon meet Rajkumar Hirani and finalize the plot after which the script work will commence. Before this, he would complete a Telugu film and he is in talks with a couple of young actors. More details awaited.
RX 100 Combo back on Cards
Ajay Bhupathi created a sensation in Telugu cinema with his debut film RX 100. Both the lead actors Karthikeya and Payal Rajput turned overnight stars after the release of this intense action drama. Ajay’s second film Maha Samudram bombed badly at the box-office and he is now busy with the script work of his third project. If things are to be believed, Ajay Bhupathi will be teaming up with Karthikeya once again and the film will be made in Telugu and Tamil simultaneously.
The project will be announced officially early next year. Karthikeya is playing the lead antagonist in Ajith’s upcoming movie Valami which will release early next year. Karthikeya also is busy with a couple of Telugu movies that are in shooting mode. More details about RX 100 combo film soon.
What’s next for Ajay Bhupathi?
Ajay Bhupathi created a sensation with his debut film RX 100. He penned the script of Maha Samudram and he had to wait for three years to release the project. Sharwanand, Siddharth played the lead roles in Maha Samudram and during his recent interviews, Ajay Bhupathi said that he wanted to direct Maha Samudram as his second film and explained about the emotional depth of the film. But in an unexpected shock, Maha Samudram has been declared as a disaster at the Telugu box-office. Ajay Bhupathi met Dhanush and narrated a script even before the release of Maha Samudram.
Dhanush wanted to take the call only after the release of Maha Samudram. Anil Sunkara who produced Maha Samudram arranged the meeting between Ajay Bhupathi and Dhanush. The recent update says that the project will not happen now. Ajay Bhupathi will now have to work on a solid script and make his comeback to work with stars again. He is currently on a break and we have to wait for some more time for the announcement about the third film of this talented young director.
Ajay Bhupathi’s Maha Samudram announcement coming
Ajay Bhupathi made an impressive debut with RX 100 and the film was a trendsetter among the small budget flicks in Tollywood. It has been two years since the film released and Ajay Bhupathi is yet to start his next film. He is focused on his next film Maha Samudram. As the film is a multi-starrer, he faced several challenges. Sharwanand and Siddarth are on board as the lead actors and there are several speculations about the project. Anil Sunkara will produce this emotional entertainer on AK Entertainments banner.
An official announcement about the project is expected very soon. The pre-production work of the film kick-started recently and Sharwanand will join the sets from the end of this year once he is done with his current projects. Aditi Rao Hydari is the leading lady and more details about the film would be announced officially very soon. Maha Samudram is carrying decent buzz even before the announcement.
A sequel for RX 100 on Cards
RX 100 has been a sensation in Telugu cinema a couple of years ago. Right from the director Ajay Bhupathi to the actors Karthikeya, Payal Rajput and everyone is flooded with offers post the film’s release. After two complete years, the film’s director Ajay Bhupathi during his live interaction on Instagram said that he has the plot ready for the sequel and he will direct the sequel for RX 100 soon.
Ajay Bhupathi said that he has a fitting plot for the sequel that also suits Karthikeya. He said that he would work on the project after he is done with Maha Samudram. Karthikeya is busy with a bunch of films. Ajay Bhupathi will direct Sharwanand in Maha Samudram and the project will start rolling soon. The pre-production work is happening and an official announcement about the cast, crew and production house would be made soon.
What’s happening: Ajay Bhupathi’s Maha Samudram?
Ajay Bhupathi created a sensation with his debut film RX 100. It is close to two years and the talented director is yet to start his second project. After the super success of RX 100, Ajay Bhupathi got offers from all the top production houses and actors. He is strict on his stand to direct a multi-starrer which is titled Maha Samudram. Being a multi-starrer, Ajay Bhupathi could not find two right actors who can do justice for the script.
When one of the lead actors got locked, the second actor was tough to find. By the time he could get the second actor, the first one got occupied with other projects. After a hunt for one year, he managed to get Sharwanand on board. This natural actor is quite strict and is eager to feature in Maha Samudram. He gave a free hand to Ajay Bhupathi to lock the other cast (other lead actor and the heroines).
Ajay Bhupathi is considering a couple of actors and one among them would be finalized after the lockdown gets completed. Soon after this, the pre-production work gets started and the regular shoot commences from the mid of June once Sharwanand wraps up his part for Sreekaram. A couple of production houses are in the race to bankroll this intense drama. Maha Samudram will have its release at the end of this year.
Sharwanand surprised with Maha Samudram script
Sharwanand is one actor who is ready for experiments and he signed several raw films in his career. One such script that surprised Sharwanand is Maha Samudram. Ajay Bhupathi who created a sensation with RX 100 has been waiting to take off his second project from the past one and half year. Maha Samudram was the most talked script for several wrong reasons as actors like Ravi Teja and Naga Chaitanya walked out from the project. This sent wrong signs for several actors but Ajay Bhupathi was quite confident on the project and waited with patience.
Sharwanand was extremely impressed with Ajay Bhupathi’s narration and suggested no changes. He immediately gave his nod and asked Ajay to start his work on the project immediately. Sharwanand infact was left surprised why several actors did not consider a film like Maha Samudram. He is all excited to start the film’s shoot after he wraps up his current commitments. The female lead and the other lead actor are currently picked up. Ajay Bhupathi is working hard to live up the expectations and he is all delighted that Maha Samudram is taking off after a long wait.
Finally: Ajay Bhupathi’s Maha Samudram back on Track
Young director Ajay Bhupathi created a sensation with his debut film RX100. Soon he was approached by a bunch of filmmakers and he met actors like Ravi Teja, Naga Chaitanya for his second directorial Maha Samudram. The project got delayed due to various reasons but Ajay Bhupathi continued his hunt for the right actor. As per the latest update, Sharwanand gave his nod for this rustic action thriller. The other lead actor is yet to be finalized.
Maha Samudram starts rolling post summer and will hit the screens for Sankranthi 2021. Sithara Entertainments are the producers and the female lead is being finalized. Ajay Bhupathi finally gets a relief and is set to start his second project soon.
Ram and Ajay Bhupathi to team up?
RX 100 fame Ajay Bhupathi is rushed with a number of offers after the super success of the project. His second film is titled Maha Samudram and it starts rolling from October. The details about the lead actors in this multi-starrer will be announced this month. Before starting his second project, an official announcement about the third film of Ajay Bhupathi is announced today.
V Anand Prasad will bankroll this project on Bhavya Creations banner. Though the lead actor’s name is not announced, Telugu360 has exclusively heard that Energetic actor Ram is in talks for the lead role. The project will start rolling next year once Ajay Bhupathi completes his work for Maha Samudram.
Second project troubles: Heroes not buying in RX100 director
Runaway success of RX100 made Ajay Bhupathi a name to reckon, but the director is unable to take his second project to the floors even after a year post his debut film’s release. With this recent tweet that read ‘Cheap Star’, it looks like the director is facing another setback.
Immediately after scoring big with RX100, both Ram and Nithin considered Ajay for their next ventures, but the director failed to convince one among them with his script. Then he had landed in Akkineni compound with the much hyped ‘Maha Samudram’ story that deals with a smuggling activity, but Naga Chaitanya didn’t like the final draft, which the director refused to acknowledge, however.
Later a film was started with Bellamkonda Srinivas as a hero, only to get shelved a couple of months later. Finally, Ajay found solace in the form of Raviteja who is looking forward to new stories to make a strong comeback. Sources revealed that as Raviteja is delaying the start of the very same ‘Maha Samudram’ even though they roped in the likes of Siddharth for a special role, the disgruntled director has fallen into deep confusion.
Whether the tweet ‘Cheap Star’ has anything to do this or not, the same script of Ajay is getting rejected by many heroes and that is something he should seriously work upon. Or if all these heroes are unable to trust his script due to some novelty factor, maybe he should move on to newcomers again.
Naga Chaitanya’s ‘Mahasamudram’ with RX 100 director
Akkineni Naga Chaitanya heaved a sigh of relief with the box office success of his latest outing Majili. The film ended his flop streak and put him in a happy space. He is now lining up an interesting bunch of projects for the next couple of years.
Reportedly, Ajay Bhupathi of RX 100 fame is planning to direct Naga Chaitanya in his next project. Sources revealed that Ajay met Chat recently and narrated an interesting line. Impressed with the plot, Chay has given him the go ahead signal. It is learnt that Ajay is currently busy working on bound script and he is considering Mahasamudram as the film’s title. He is also planning to rope in Samantha as the film’s leading lady.
Ajay is once again going to come up with a hard hitting and emotional subject like his debut film. More details about this interesting combination will be out once it is officially finalized.
Naga Chaitanya and Samantha teaming up again?
Star couple Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Akkineni joined hands for Majili and the film is winning the hearts of the Tollywood audience. The film is a smashing hit and the performances of Chaitu, Samantha have been widely appreciated. If the latest speculations are to be believed, Chaitu and Samantha are all set to team up again and this time for an action drama.
Ajay Bhupathi created a sensation with his debut film RX100. He was in talks with youngsters like Ram and Bellamkonda Sreenivas, but the project did not materialize. The latest update says that he recently met Chaitanya, Samantha and narrated the script. Though the duo loved the script, it is unclear if Samantha will be a part of the project. Chaitanya gave his nod and the regular shoot commences post summer. Earlier, Samantha was part of this project when Bellamkonda Sreenivas was the lead actor. After the actor’s exit, the script reached Naga Chaitanya.
Veteran producer Gemini Kiran will bankroll the project on Anandi Art Creations banner.
Ram and Dulquer Salmaan in a multi-starrer?
Ajay Bhupathi made an impressive debut in Tollywood with RX 100 which ended up as one of the biggest hits of the year. Karthikeya and Payal Rajput made their debut in Tollywood with this romantic action drama. The director is currently busy with his second film which is a multi-starrer. Energetic Star Ram and top Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan are expected to play the lead roles.
Impressed with the script, the duo decided to come on to the board for the film. Ram’s uncle Sravanthi Ravikishore will bankroll this project and an official announcement will be made soon. The female lead and the other actors, technicians are being finalized currently.
RX 100 director gets a Swanky Gift
Ajay Bhupathi made his directorial debut with RX 100 and the movie ended up as one of the biggest hits among the small budget films. Karthikeya and Payal Rajput played the lead roles in this romantic action thriller. Ajay Bhupathi is in huge demand after the release of RX 100 and he is not in a hurry. He is working on the script of his next film that would roll soon.
In the meanwhile, the young director got a surprise gift from his producer. RX 100 producer Ashok Gummakonda gifted a swanky Jeep for the successful director. Ajay Bhupathi is all set to tie knot to his long time girlfriend Sirisha this 25th in Hyderabad. Ajay Bhupathi is left delighted with the happenings and he is busy scripting his next.
