Bengaluru-based young talent Agastya has written the story, screenplay and dialogues, directed the film, and also played the lead role. The film is produced by Radha under the banner of Radha Films. Popular actor Shreyas Manju unveiled the trailer of ‘Maarige Daari’ and wished the team success.
Radha’s emotional words touched everyone present. She said that she had invested the money she saved by working as a cook in various households into the film. Her only wish, she added, was to see her son have a bright future in the film industry.
Mahalakshmi, who has acted in five to six films and is currently busy with the television serial ‘Lakshmi Nivasa’, plays the female lead. The supporting cast includes Cockroach Sudhi, Balrajwadi, Benaka Nanjappa, Vardhan, Pradeep Poojari, Mandya Star Ananth Kumar, Tharaka Ram, Nawaz and others.
Rio Antony has composed the music for the four songs, with lyrics by Kinnal Raj, Pramod Maravante and Trilok Trivikram. Jagadish Gowda has handled cinematography and editing, while the action sequences have been choreographed by Psycho Suri.
Powerful mass dialogues such as “Time is like a disease. What exists today may not be there tomorrow, and what is there tomorrow may not exist the day after,” “Whoever it may be, I don’t care. If they come before my eyes, they won’t have legs to walk away,” and “I have gone mad. I feel like seeing blood again” featured in the trailer.
Speaking on the occasion, director Agastya said that the film has elements of emotional revenge and revolves around the journey of a hero who fights against the exploitation of women. He described it as an attempt to tell a story rooted in today’s society. He also revealed that he appears in two different shades, Shiva and Maari.
Expressing disappointment over the female lead’s absence, Agastya said that the agreed remuneration had already been paid from their side, but she was still not responding.
He further revealed that the 2-minute-and-18-second climax fight sequence was shot in a single take, for which the team underwent three months of practice. Responding to questions from the media, he said that the scale and weight of a film cannot be judged merely by watching a two-minute trailer and expressed confidence that audiences would definitely like the film when they watch it in theatres.
The film has been shot at beautiful locations in Varanasi, Bengaluru, Mandya, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Madikeri and Mysuru.
Distributed by Baguru Prashanth, who is associated with ‘Premada Oorali’, ‘Maarige Daari’ is scheduled to hit theatres later this month.
