Tequila: A Powerful Film Addressing Drug Issues and Life Choices
Praveen Nayak, who began his career as a photojournalist and graduated as director, makes a comeback with the film Tequila. Nayak has handled the megaphone for Z, Meese Chiguridaaga, and Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya.The movie, bankrolled by Maradihalli Nagachandra under the Shri Siddhivinayaka Films banner, is scheduled for release next month.The team of the movie organised an event to unveil two songs of the movie that feature Dharma Keerthiraj, Nikhita Swamy, Nagendra Urs, Kote Prabhakar, Suman, Jayaraj, Sushmita, and Praveen Nayak.Nayak said that he has read numerous articles on the mind. 'I realised that every human being faces one or the other problem in his life. My wife and I wrote the script for this movie. I want to convey a message to society through this movie. The movie emphasises on the importance of taking the right decision at the right time. It also conveys that delaying a decision will serve no purpose. It also deals with the ill-effects and dangers of drugs,'' the director said.
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