A file photo of Ram Charan Teja.
Director Sreenu Vaitla says that his forthcoming Telugu film
Bruce Lee: The Fighter is as commercial as any of his previous films but adds that he has attempted something different and has deviated from his regular template.
"One thing my films always guarantee is entertainment.
Bruce Lee too is loaded with all the usual elements of entertainment but in the process I've deviated from the regulate template of making commercial films," Mr Vaitla told IANS.
"I've made films where stories were told in an entertaining way and ones where I've tried to fit entertainment in the story.
Bruce Lee falls in the first category of films and that's why I think it will work," he said and added that audiences will find something different in the film, which hits the screens on October 16 worldwide.
Clarifying that the film can't be branded as an action movie, Mr Vaitla said that it has all the elements to entertain family audiences too.
"Ram Charan Teja plays a stuntman and people around him call him Bruce Lee. It's a pet name and it has nothing to do with the genre of the film. There's comedy, romance and drama to appeal to everybody, so people shouldn't treat this as an action film," he said and lauded the efforts of the actor for the preparation for his role. (Also Read:
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Ram Charan learnt mixed martial arts for the film and trained with experts in Hong Kong.
"He worked extremely hard and since we worked on a tight schedule, he barely had time to relax. We had decided on the release date even before we went on the floors, so obviously we couldn't afford any sort of delay," he said.
This is the second time Mr Vaitla has teamed up with Ram Charan's father, veteran actor Chiranjeevi.
"I worked with him a decade ago in
Andarivadu, and honestly, directing him in this film was more enjoyable. He looks even more energetic than he was back then and that has hugely benefited the film," he said.
Produced by DVV Danayya, the film also stars Kriti Kharbanda, Tisca Chopra and Arun Vijay in important roles.