Those who grew up on slices-off-life stories, they were given by Nagesh Kukunur at the turn of millennium, they vow to respect their characters, and the freedom that gives them to take them under adverse conditions. Iqbal, Malay, Laxmi, Dhanak… There is no absolutism in their universe because Kukunur digs a mouth between the heroes and the villain between nature and nutrition. After a creative Quiescence, is back with Kukunur Hunt, An entertaining series following an investigation after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by LTTE in May 1991.
“If I am going to put a camera on someone, I am going to complete it with the first humanity and then go through the layers. It is satisfactory, and fun, if someone gets a second or third layer, but never at the earlier price,” Kukunur says.
Kukunur was a newly constructed chemical engineer in Dallas, when suicide bombing at Sriperumbudur sent waves of shock worldwide. “I was surprised and sad for the Gandhi family, but they were the days when the details came out only in the weekend version the new York Times,
Director of ‘The Hunt’, Nagesh Kukunur in Noida during his interview with Hindu. Photo Credit: Anuj Kumar
A loyal transformation of journalist Anirudhya Mitra’s book Ninety daysKukunur has described the series as his “most difficult assignment” in terms of writing. He “did not want to touch anything political”, but when applause Sameer Nair of Entertainment asked him to read the book, he felt that he could “navigate the space” without getting caught in any poisonous mine “. “This is my first adaptation of a book, and for the first time, I am dealing with true crime. Each word was to be pursued because many” investigations are still around. ,
Under the leadership of Senior IPS officer D Kartikekan (Amit Sial), the series tracks the special investigation team in which Amit Verma (Sahil Vaid), Amod Kantha (Danish Iqbal), K Ragotaman (Baghwathi Perumal), Radhagowind Raju (Zirish Sham) and Captain Revin (one-story conspiracy.
Kukunur says, “There are many approaches. We decided to stick to Mitra’s book and do not join anyone.”
The then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao told the officials that he made a mistake by making a Shivarson, not as the head of LTTE, Prabhakaran, there are plenty of a series for a series for a delay of 36 hours in the last hideout of Shivrasan to join the outskirts of Bangalore as Hunt’s face. “I do not pay attention to the objectives. Just as journalists do in a report, I have kept the information out of honesty as possible. Those who understand this period will get more than this, while for the audience it is a thriller with a slice of our history.”
Director Nagesh Kukunur on the set of ‘The Hunt’. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The form does not limit itself to a regular thriller. “Yes, there is no blazing climax, and in the end there is no glory. Everything in the seventh episode is the stall, but it is how it was.” In the beginning, Kukunur says, it was considered a six-episode chain, “but when I came into the rhythm of the investigation, I decided to dedicate an episode, which was just waiting for a long time before waiting for a long time.”
This probably makes for an entertaining story because Destin plays an important role in the entire episode. At one point, desperate to find a needle in the hastac, Amod talks about the need for Lady Luck. “Of course, no screenwriter could imagine it,” Kukunur. “How will you explain that a truck filled with wood breaks the safety cordon and stops in front of the hideout?” If the investigators did not find the camera of Haribabu, who had alleged LTTE sympathy, which was used to record the explosion, it could have been an ideal crime. “Yes, even more importantly, it survived the explosion. In me, the engineer feels that he must have raised his hands to record the incident as the effect blew everything under that level.”
The series does not paint people in black and white color and also opens a window for extremists’ mindscape. Kukunur was delicately handled Clich: ‘A man’s terrorist is the freedom fighter of another man.’ A dreaded terrorist can also enjoy a Rajinikanth Capper between plotting a murder and capturing his cigarettes like a superstar. “This is the way I see the world as a filmmaker. I think, if any material that indicates the fingers, I would not have tried it. I would have asked,”What is Ismi Muje Karna (What do I have to do here) “” For me, enthusiasm and adventure comes when everyone comes out as gray. This is how I see the world. ,
Director Nagesh Kukunur on the set of ‘The Hunt’. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
During the investigation, the series also slowly addresses the north-south stereotypes that carry most of us inadvertently. A Hyderabadi, who spent his early years in Tamil Nadu, says Kukunur says that it stems from his understanding of the issue. “In boarding school, we would sing all Tamil songs, but because my classmates knew that I would talk to Dakhani Hindi, they would ask me to sing something in Hindi like an item. For him, I, from North, I, my father, who could work with UNECEF in Delhi, he could work easily for Needs. Hyderabad is considered a part of the deep south.There is four bad state, one nahin(There are four large states in the south, not only one) “.
As his foil with Raghotman, Kukunur examines the feelings of an officer who examines individuals from someone’s community. “This is one of the things I always wanted to understand. I wish I could work for colonial masters from Indian soldiers,” they say.
Director Nagesh Kukunur on the set of ‘The Hunt’. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
As a shorner, the Kukunoor is the most happy with the look of the series. They snatched all the decoration production design to bare minimum, withdrawing us on time. A large -scale shot in Hyderabad and Mumbai, Kukunur, after a long time, he scouted places in the Kothian and Sultan Bazaar in Old Hyderabad to create the movement of LTTE cadres.
“Pictures of the period directed me. These officers were on the biggest case, but in the photos, they appear regular people. There is only a picture where Kartikeyana is wearing shades and some are running in style, but in others he is in a safari suit that is turned back by hands.” From the response that Sial received to his sterling performance, Chak, Kukunur says that he likes the look and acting skills on the ethnicity.
The Hunt: Rajiv Gandhi murder case is streaming on Soniliv
Published – July 11, 2025 11:48 am IST
