Pawan Kalyan Had 'Fears' Hari Hara Veer Mallu Might Be Shelved: 'Burden Of Finance...'
Pawan Kalyan says how 'relieved' he feels - almost like a weight has been taken off my chest - now that Hari Hara Veera Mallu is finally seeing the light of day.
After facing multiple delays, Pawan Kalyan's Hari Hara Veer Mallu that went on floors in September 2020 is finally releasing in theatres today. What further clouded its release was producer AM Rathnam's previous dues worth three crores. A formal complaint was lodged against him with the Telangana State Film Chamber of Commerce, citing pending dues related to his previous films like Oxygen, Bangaram and Muddula Koduku. The Chamber then requested Hari Hara Veer Mallu distributors to help facilitate the recovery of dues before the film's release in the Nizam region.
Now, speaking exclusively to News18 Showsha, Kalyan shares an update on the matter and says, 'All dues have been cleared. Financial woes and other logistical issues will be there [when it comes to any big film] but everything has been resolved. More than the finances, it was about technical aspect such as special effects that took a toll on all of us. We announced the release of the film but then we again got delayed by a month-and-a-half."
And now that the film is finally seeing the light of the day, the Deputy CM of AP heaves a sign of relief. He admits, 'It took five years for the film to finish. It gives me a sense of great relief. It feels like a weight has been taken off my chest. If my film will be shelved or even get made – I had those fears without a doubt. The burden of finance truly brings down a film. Plus, I had to grow my hair and keep it that way even though I don't like long hair. I had to be constantly alert as to when they may suddenly call me."
But Kalyan reveals that this isn't the first that he's seeing financial difficulties in a film he's part of. And while one would assume that belonging to one of the most influential families would dilute these issues, he feels otherwise. 'A film should ideally take six months to finish shoot but this one took a very long time, which has never happened before. Even though my brother is Chiranjeevi and I come from a good background, I've seen financial difficulties throughout my career for most of my films. But I've always stood my own ground," he states.
In fact, to pull his films up from a financial mess, he often took a pay cut. 'To release a film, I've had to run from pillar to post, not knowing what to do. I thought things will get better over time but the size of the load kept increasing and the situation never changed. Budgets keep increasing and the financial load of making a film has always hit me. I had to forgo my remuneration. I had to send my signatures to financiers for a film to get released. These things kept happening. I don't know how the other actors deal with it but in my case, such issues are recurring," Kalyan tells us.
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