Stating that good things took time and that they were almost there at the point of announcing the film’s release date, Telugu star Siddhartha, who plays the lead in director Bharat Krishnamachari’s eagerly awaited pan Indian period film ‘Swayambhu’, has now said that he never expected to shoot for a 175 days and 2,500 graphics shots for a single film!
The actor, who has been exuding confidence about his upcoming film ‘Swayambhu’, took to his X timeline to share an update about the film’s release date. He wrote, “Swayambhu is going to be a Multi Language Pan Indian film releasing nationwide – worldWide. Good things take time. We are almost there… I never expected to shoot for 175 days and 2500 graphics shots for a single film. But… Raccha Lepadaniki Ready .. Release Date announcement coming! #TFI #TeluguCinema #TrailerComingSoon.”
The film has triggered huge expectations among fans and film buffs. It may be recalled that it was only on Friday last that the makers had revealed that actress Samyuktha plays a character called Bhoomi in the film and had released a BTS video clip that showed the efforts the actress had put in to perform the action sequences in the film.
Taking to its social media timelines to greet Samyuktha a very happy birthday, production house Pixel Studios wrote, “From relentless training to becoming the fearless Bhoomi. Wishing our warrior @iamsamyuktha_ a very Happy Birthday. She brought her courage, strength, and spirit to the epic world of #Swayambhu. Release date announcement soon.”
For the unaware, Samyuktha plays one of the two female leads in the film. Director Bharat Krishnamachari, in an exclusive interview to IANS earlier, had disclosed that the actress had showed great courage and performed a risky stunt for the film for which she had to be on a rope, dangling precariously for two entire days.
Talking exclusively to IANS, director Bharat Krishnamachari said, “Samyuktha was very brave and performed this risky stunt all by herself. This was a shot that required her to scale a mountain with the river flowing below with just one harness for safety. We shot in real locations. This particular scene was shot in Maradmalli in Andhra Pradesh. The slope she had to scale was almost vertical which meant that the level of difficulty was much greater.”
Pointing out that the terrain was inhospitable and so, even rushing to the actress’s aid would have taken time for the crew, the director said that the actress displayed a steely resolve to deliver a fantastic shot.
Bharat Krishnamachari had said, “Due credit must be given to stunt choreographer Joshua Master and his team who carefully planned this sequence and effeciently pulled it off.”
‘Swayambhu’, which is among the most eagerly awaited films of the year, is being produced by Bhuvan and Sreekar under the banner of Pixel Studios and presented by Tagore Madhu.
It is an already established fact that hero Nikhil Siddhartha went to Vietnam to train in martial arts for the film. In fact, the young actor became so proficient in the use of swords that he could fight with a sword in either hand.
Sources had disclosed to IANS that it was not just Nikhil Siddhartha who received training in sword fighting and that even the supporting cast received training in sword fighting from experts.
A source had told IANS that a team of Vietnamese sword fighting experts were flown in to train the stunt artistes here who shot for the film. Several hundred artistes were part of the enormous climax sequence that was shot over a period of 60 days at the Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad.
Rooted in India’s cultural heritage, ‘Swayambhu’ will delve into untold chapters of the past – stories that extend far beyond traditional tales of kings and wars. At its heart lies the saga of a formidable warrior whose valour shaped an era.
