In a recent interview, Dhamaka writer Bezawada Prasanna Kumar revealed that he penned the same story for three different films. He said, “Initially, I penned a different version for Cinema Chupistha Mava. We wanted to make it as an adult film. However, Avika Gor didn’t agree to do those adult scenes as she earned a good image through Balika Vadhu. So, I modified the film’s script, which later became a huge success.”
Prasanna Kumar continued, “Initially, the story of Nani’s Nenu Local was different. We thought of making the film as a triangular love story in which two guys genuinely love the female lead. After completing a few days of shoot, the team told me they wanted a film like Cinema Chupistha Mava. So, it was changed from a triangular love story to a hero-villain story.”
Prasanna Kumar added, “Later, I wanted to make a film with a social cause. A hero called me and said films like Nenu Local and Cinema Chupistha Mawa would suit him best. He asked me to pen a story similar to those two films. I told him that I was fed up with that story. But that hero supported me during my initial days in the industry, and hence, I agreed to be part of it (Hello Guru Prema Kosame), but as a ghostwriter.”
“I told Dil Raju Garu that the same story was used for two films, but I gave him the narration with the modified version. Dil Raju Garu said that those two films are different from this story and added that this film has a new element, which is friendship. I didn’t want that movie to happen, but it wasn’t in my hands. My team told me that no one scored three blockbusters with the same story,” stated Bezawada Prasanna Kumar. Coincidentally, all these three films are directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina.