All excited for his upcoming film, Devil: The British Secret Agent, which is nearing its release, actor Nandamuri Kalyanram speaks to the media here and spills the beans about the film.
Nandamuri Kalyanram has a knack for choosing original screenplays ever since the start of his career. Devil: The British Secret Agent, a fascinating new movie, raised everyone’s expectations for the picture. The trailer offered an exciting cinematic journey. The Devil himself, hero Nandamuri Kalyanram, spoke with the media about the movie and offered insightful details as part of its promotional tour.
For starters, he spills the beans: “In 2021, Srikanth Vissa narrated the story of the Devil to me. The characterization seemed different with a 1940s backdrop. If you watch Sherlock Holmes movies, you will do investigative work in them, and Devil carries that kind of vibe. After listening to the story, I asked him if he wrote it for me. I loved his honesty, and he immediately said okay. Then I told Srikanth two things. I said that we will make the film if we make changes to the script in a commercial style, keeping the hero’s characterization and the backdrop the same. ”
Why do you think the actor, who is also a producer, must have suggested so? Well, we hear from our sources that the Bimbisara movie is already more than half complete. Going ahead, “I knew what kind of film we were making, so I suggested Srikanth make changes to the script. With that, Srikanth sat for two or three months and made the changes. It took a year to write the script. It took a year to make.”
The actor in conversation always tries to present new films to the audience. He missed the commercial elements for once in Amigos; there is a new concept called doppelganger in his dictionary now. He didn’t think of adding some more commercial elements at that time, and it was his mistake. Yes, he said so to the media. So he thinks it was a misfire! He has taken care to have commercial elements in this film. “I found it new to have commercial elements mixed in an investigative thriller. It is a purely fictional movie. As Soundar Rajan is the cinematographer, I decided that the visuals would exceed what I expected while listening to the story. I have also been working with a costume designer since 2017. For the first look of Devil, Rajesh brought the reference and showed what the hero’s look should be like. I felt happy when I saw it. They tried to attribute Indianness to my character, and it was well-received,” shared Kalyanram, who is also the chairperson of the production company N. T. R. Arts.
He didn’t use any special methods while performing the role. If the character in the story feels new to him, his dialogue delivery and acting style will all change! In fact, “There are a lot of high moments in Devil. You have to watch the movie to experience the adrenaline rush. Abhishek Nama Garu said that he did Arjun Reddy’s background score. He said that he is composing the music for the movie Devil. Harsha’s BGM for Arjun Reddy was very good. If the songs are on one side when it comes to the devil, the background score should balance it out. It seemed that he would do justice like Keeravani Garu did for Bimbisara.”
Then his character has no gray shade. The entire team worked on everything in great detail. “Samyukta Menon and Malavika Nair’s characters are very good. Not only their characters, but every character has importance in the story. Samyukta Menon’s character is as important as the hero! Malavika Nair has a different track altogether, but she was phenomenal,” added the actor.
Balancing both the actor and producer in him is a tough job. He admits that he has to work harder in production than he has to in acting. He understood that in the case of the movie Om! He continued, “We had a discussion about the sequel to Devil. We did 40–50 percent of the script work. We also wanted to shoot on one stage. But we didn’t want to mix everything. We will announce the sequel on December 29 after seeing the response to the movie Devil.”
In terms of upcoming projects, he is currently working on one. After that, he will start Bimbisara 2! He asserted,” I want the films we make to be great. That’s why we take care of the output. I am clear about Tarak’s Devara. We have decided not to release any content unless we both get clarity. I have completed almost twenty years’ journey as an actor and have learned a lot on this journey. As a father, as a husband, I have learned many things in terms of films.”
