Director Shouryuv on Nani, Mrunal Thakur’s ‘Hi Nanna’: It is a tender story and an emotional ride. Hesham Abdul Wahab’s score is magical
The HinduShouryuv, aka Koduri Yuvaraj Shourya Simha, the director of the Telugu movie Hi Nanna, starring Nani, Mrunal Thakur and baby Kiara, which releases on December 7, is amused by fan theories that try to decode the film from its promos. “We have nine to 10 songs, and with the film releasing in five languages, it works up to 50 songs in all,” says Shouryuv, mentioning that he took time out for this interview in the few hours he got between finalising the background score with Hesham. Hi Nanna is a viable film for the box office but not a regular mainstream film.” MBBS to cinema It has taken Shouryuv seven years to make his directorial debut. “The screenplay is so tight that if you take one scene out, it will hamper the flow of the narrative.” Real-life inspirations Like many first-time directors, the story of Hi Nanna, he says, is partly autobiographical and partly inspired by people he observed — friends, parents, aunts, uncles and others around him.