“Writing is a full -time task; not everyone takes it with the intention of becoming a director,” says Vasant Marning. Vasant Telugu is the script writer of Indie films Cinema captive And SobhamHis next work, Uppu Kaprambu Ani IV will stream on Amazon Prime Video from 4 July, directed by Sasi and starring Kerthy Suresh and Suhas.
Cinema captive When he gave a chance on high-end camera, an attractive story of villagers was trying his hand in filmmaking. With the director Praveen Kandreguula and one idea of ​​Vasant, with Praveen and co-author Krishna Pratusha, it turned it into an uplift comedy drama.
Recently released horror comedy SobhamManufactured by Samantha Ruth Prabhu, written by Vasanath in collaboration with filmmaker Raj Nidimoru, and discovered the possibility of women being while watching television soap. Amidst all laughter, the story served as a comment on the mobility of the penis. “I will see how my grandmother and others were emotionally drawn to serials. I exaggerated the situation in imagination,” spring.
Graveyard
Suhas and kerthy suresh in ‘Uppu Kapramumbu’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Uppu Kaprambu Emerged when Vasant read a news article about the lack of cemetery location in one area. “I lead a boring life, so I try to make my stories more interesting,” Vasanth says with laughter during this interview in Hyderabad. “I wrote Uppu… In one and a half months, my fastest yet. More than just a story, how people react to a situation, I am interesting. ,
There was a natural progress of spring interest in script writing writing. He wrote small stories in school and remembered to find a diary since 1997 in which he had written a two-pest story called ‘Dracula’.
Like many youths in the Telugu states, growing in Kakinada, he also studied engineering. While in college, he wrote, ‘The day after my death,’ a whisper. “It was a bad book,” he says with a chakli. “I contacted a store that prints the wedding card and asked if they would publish it if I have paid them. About 150 copies were published and I broadcast them among my family and friends.”
Vasant worked as a software engineer for 14 years with five major MNCs. Along with this, he started blogging. “Through that time, I wanted to leave,” they say. “Writing was my escape and during that period, I wanted to assess what people enjoyed reading what I wrote. The response I received for my blog helped me understand it.”
He also worked on a book, which was rejected by several publication houses. A chance conversation with actor-director Anish Kuruvilla through Facebook serves as a turn. “Anish showed interest and said that the story could be an interesting film. He was enough to talk to me about the basics of screenplay,” he remembers.
First step
Still from ‘Subham’. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Vasant started reading books on the screenplay and watched films to understand the screenplay. In 2017, an ambitious filmmaker, Praveen Kandregua made an inquiry for screenplay writers in Bengaluru via social media. “A friend suggested my name. Incidentally, Praveen and I were working in the same city and lived two kilometers separately. They told the story of one line. Cinema captive And I felt that it would not only be entertaining, but also critical praise. Similarly, my journey in cinema started. ,
Cinema captive During the epidemics, stream was strengthened directly on Netflix. Six months later, Vasant quit his job. “I started calling from industry people for screenplay writing, but my full -time job was a limit.” The decision to quit a well -paid job was not easy. He credits his wife to catch the fort until he got his leg in cinema. “He is a mobile phone app developer; we have two children and it was not easy for me to leave a confident monthly salary.”
Patience
Vasant praised the works of writers Mullapuri Venkataraman and Yandamuri Virendranath as well as writers-directors Bapu and Jandila. Now working on the script of two new films, Vasant says that the most challenging aspect of being a screenwriter is faith and patience until a script is approved and a film goes to the floor.
Recognition for Sobham Motivated him to explore further writing. “Samantha’s name is associated with the film and a dramatic release means that there is an immediate recognition for all of us. In a store on the second day, the owner introduced me to his wife and daughter. Sobham The author ‘, and he told me how much he enjoyed the film. This made my day. ,
As per the relevant question of the script writing bills, Vasant said and replied, “Initially it is not easy, but after one or two projects, it definitely gets better.” He also says that the direction is not in the plan of his things, at least for now. “Many writers either replace the directors for monetary reasons or when they feel that their stories are not being correctly replaced on the screen.” Writing is what he is ready to do and he is happy in that search.
Published – July 03, 2025 07:35 AM IST
