Director Sriwass who have made Telugu movies such as Lakshyam, Loukyam and the last outing Sakshyam made sensational comments that his stories were copied which turned into blockbusters.In a recent interview, Sriwass said, “I wrote a wonderful story that I always dreamed of.However, while I was in the midst of it, the movie ‘Srimanthudu’ blew a layer of my story away.Later, ‘Shatamanam Bhavati’ did the same.And then, ‘Maharshi’ arrived, which happened to be the third layer of my story.”
Sriwass shared his experience and expressed that the core point of his story is still untouched.He mentioned that he wrote the story in association with BVS Ravi.He said that he narrated the story to NTR who suggested that it would not work with him.“Had that movie been made with NTR, ‘Srimanthudu’ and ‘Maharshi’ would not come”, he added.
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Considering the amount of similarity between the layers of his story and the aforementioned films, Sriwass contemplated filing a complaint in the Writers’ Association but ultimately decided against it for professional reasons.It is known that Sriwass is coming up with ‘Ramabanam’ shortly with Gopichand and Dimple Hayati is playing the female lead.
When asked about the film’s budget of fifty crores for ‘Ramabanam’, Srivas hesitated to confirm the amount but cited various factors for the increased cost, including the casting.
