Mega Prince Varun Tej is making a Pan-Indian debut with the film Matka being helmed by Karuna Kumar of Palasa 1978 and Sri Devi Soda Centre fame. Dr Vijender Reddy Teegala of Vyra Entertainments is producing the movie, in association with Rajani Talluri’s SRT Entertainments. A massive set is erected in Hyderabad where the shoot is presently underway. Matka is mounted on a large canvas with a high budget and top-notch technical standards.
Extending birthday wishes to Varun Tej, the makers of the movie unveiled a video called Opening Bracket which is meant to show the premise of Matka. It opens with the protagonist playing music on a gramophone. It then shows characters in two different timelines. While Naveen Chandra appeared as a gangster, P Ravi Shankar is seen as a police officer. The childhood portion of the protagonist shows him playing kabaddi and he then becomes the head of the gambling mafia. He smokes a Cigar and tells someone on the phone ‘Promise’.
Although Varun Tej is not completely shown in the clip, it is understood that he underwent a complete makeover to play the very powerful character. His dressing resembles the fashion style of the 80s. The actor brought extra intensity with his gestures and powerful screen presence. The only dialogue ‘promise’ makes a strong impact.
Director Karuna Kumar really succeeded in recreating the milieu from the 50s to the 80s, as the story takes place between 1958 and 1982. The collective efforts of cinematographer A Kishor Kumar and production designer Ashish Teja Pulala bring the bygone vibes. GV Prakash Kumar’s background score is remarkable. The production values are top-class. On the whole, the Opening Bracket attracts the interest.
The story of Matka is based on a real incident that shook the entire nation. Varun Tej will appear in four different get-ups in the movie, as the story spans 24 years.
Norah Fatehi and Meenakshi Chowdary are roped in to play opposite Varun Tej in the film that also features Naveen Chandra and Kannada Kishore.
Karthika Srinivas R is the editor and Suresh is the art director. The movie will have multiple action sequences which will be supervised by 4 fight masters.
Matka will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi languages.
Cast: Varun Tej, Nora Fatehi, Meenakshi Chowdary, Naveen Chandra, Kannada Kishore, Ravindra Vijay,Satyam Rajesh, Ravi Shankar, Ajay Ghosh, Roopa Lakshmi, Avinash Kanaparthi
Technical Crew:
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues, Direction: Karuna Kumar
Producers: Dr Vijender Reddy Teegala and Rajani Talluri
Banners: Vyra Entertainments, SRT Entertainments
Music: GV Prakash Kumar
DOP: A Kishor Kumar
Editor: Karthika Srinivas R
Production Design: Ashish Teja Pulala
Art: Suresh
Executive Producer – EVV Satish,Vidya Sagar J,Rk Jana
Costumes: Rekha Boggarapu
PRO: Vamsi-Shekar
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