but the scale of the project is such that we could use a hand. I admire you a lot sir.v have a talented, fully Indian team of engineers and designers. I feel if you do the same thing again you may not give 100 percent,” he points out, sharing that we need to constantly be inspired to invite new thoughts. “Fundamentally, the idea should drive you. The director states that being diverse is a conscious effort, and that one needs to be different to give their best. And now his film with Prabhas is a Sci-Fi. Be it Yevade Subramanyam or Mahanti or Jathi Ratnalu (as a producer). Nag Ashwin’s earlier films are completely different from each other. “It’s basically what interests me when I am game to spend around 2-3 years on a project, I need to be on top of my game,” he expresses. With a hat-trick of successes under his belt, Nag Ashwin could have easily played it safe making a rom-com instead of a film in Sci-Fi genre.
“End of the day we are trying to create some sort of a product that’ll make all of us all feel proud of,” he enthuses. The fact that Nag’s film is exploring an idea that is first-of-its-kind, Anand too was glad to join forces. They have a deep knowhow about technology Anandji’s company has a great diversity of work that speaks volumes,” shares the filmmaker. “I think Anandji and his team were the first people to engineer a lot of things including electric vehicles. When asked Nag why he chose to approach Anand Mahindra, he replied that he’s personally a big fan of his work.
We have created a universe of sorts to a certain extent but we need an R & D division from a company to provide technology and engineering support,” the director said. This film demands extensive Research and Development (R&D) in terms of technology and design – something that we cannot do randomly. “The design technology that’s available right now isn’t enough. Since we are making a film that has never been attempted before in Indian cinema, we wanted to be authentic and genuine,” he states, adding the vehicles need engineering that has to be ahead of time. “We can recreate the same vehicle in Computer Graphics (CG), but we want it to be real and natural. Hence, we were looking for engineering and technology support,” explains the filmmaker.Īccording to him, these vehicles need high-end technology and design engineers to bring to light. Our team of engineers have designed the vehicle to a certain extent, but it will still take a longer time. “Essentially we are planning to build something (vehicles) that are ahead of time and require a deep understanding of robust technology. Nag reveals that although they have designers and engineers they needed high-end technology support to build futuristic vehicles. “Talks have been initiated and we have exciting times ahead,” the filmmaker said, adding that if this film does what it is supposed to, it will be the pride of our nation. Nag Ashwin couldn’t have asked for more - to have Anand’s team on board for the film.