What can one look forward to in Ashta Chamma?
We don't see much of witty youngsters these days. In the film, you will see the play of words. It's a fun film. It's a love story but not cliched -- it's an off-the-wall romantic comedy and a laugh riot.
Writing comedy must have been tough...
Yes, it's a huge challenge and tougher than other genres. Comedy springs from the situation -- some of it from our own experiences and idiosyncrasies. So some of it was spontaneous; some of it instinctive. But shooting was fun.
You opted for Kalyani Malik who is coming back after a hiatus to compose music? Why?
I liked his music in the film Aithe and in the television serial Amrutham. I liked his style and ability to emphasise melody and language. His background score is clean. He has solid grounding in composing keeping in mind linguistic boundaries. I wanted funk, rockish sound (steel band music of Caribbean, hip-hop) while retaining the melodic structure.
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