Saala Khadoos Director

Venkatesh's Guru: "He's very like the character in the film, both a perfectionist and a strict disciplinarian," said Sudha Kongara Prasad

Reprising the role of Madhavan in the Saala Khadoos Telugu remake Guru, Venkatesh's discipline and dedication has left a lasting impression on the film's director Sudha Kongara

"Madhavan said that he would tell me within 48 hours whether he would do the film. Exactly 48 hours later, he called and told me, 'What a script you've written. I'm in.' But I told him that I didn't have a producer and I wanted the film to reach out to people and for that to happen, we should take it to the right people," said Sudha

"These girls have never been beaten. So, when I told Ritika to take a hit in one of the shots, she got very upset later because being defeated was alien to her. I was amazed at her killer instinct. Even when I told Elena, the British boxer, to imagine an expression of defeat for one particular shot, she looked puzzled," said Sudha

"I knew Sudha because she has been an assistant to Mani Ratnam and we have worked together numerous times where she was the assistant director and I was the 'star'. When I heard the story, I felt I couldn't do a script more brilliant than this. So I just took this script from her and bought it," Madhavan said

Venkatesh's Guru: "He's very like the character in the film, both a perfectionist and a strict disciplinarian," said Sudha Kongara Prasad

Reprising the role of Madhavan in the Saala Khadoos Telugu remake Guru, Venkatesh's discipline and dedication has left a lasting impression on the film's director Sudha Kongara

"Madhavan said that he would tell me within 48 hours whether he would do the film. Exactly 48 hours later, he called and told me, 'What a script you've written. I'm in.' But I told him that I didn't have a producer and I wanted the film to reach out to people and for that to happen, we should take it to the right people," said Sudha

"These girls have never been beaten. So, when I told Ritika to take a hit in one of the shots, she got very upset later because being defeated was alien to her. I was amazed at her killer instinct. Even when I told Elena, the British boxer, to imagine an expression of defeat for one particular shot, she looked puzzled," said Sudha

"I knew Sudha because she has been an assistant to Mani Ratnam and we have worked together numerous times where she was the assistant director and I was the 'star'. When I heard the story, I felt I couldn't do a script more brilliant than this. So I just took this script from her and bought it," Madhavan said