Veteran filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao is all set to return to the director’s chair temporarily with a film titled SSR61. The upcoming project will mark his next directorial venture after the 2013 Telugu film Welcome Obama.
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao will direct his 61st directorial venture.
In an official announcement, the makers confirmed that Singeetam Srinivasa Rao will be directing his 61st film. Marking his return to filmmaking after more than a decade, the project has been tentatively titled SSR61.
The makers also shared a video in which many famous filmmakers, including SS Rajamouli and Mani Ratnam, are expressing their appreciation for Rao.
Sharing the update, the team wrote, “A visionary. A master. A genius before his time. The legendary director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao garu returns with his most ambitious project yet. #SSR61 – title announced soon.”
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Although more details about the film have not been revealed yet, it is expected that Kalki will be on board with 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin as co-producer. Additionally, composer Devi Sri Prasad is likely to handle the music composition of the film.
Over the years, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao has given many iconic films to Indian cinema that are often considered ahead of their time, earning him the reputation of a visionary filmmaker.
Some of his most popular works include Apoorva Sagodharargal starring Kamal Haasan and Michael Madana starring Kama Rajan as well as the silent classic Pushpak Vimana. He is also credited with directing Telugu cinema’s first time-travel film, Aditya 369, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna in the lead role.
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao had previously directed Welcome Obama in 2013. The film was an official remake of the Marathi film Mala Aai Vyachi! Directed by Samridhi Pore.
The film tells the story of Yashoddha, a young single woman who is hired as a surrogate for an American woman and is later forced to take care of the child after the contract is cancelled. Urmila Kanetkar was in the lead role in Welcome Obama.
Interestingly, Rao’s last release was the film Pratibimbalu, which starred the late Akkineni Nageswara Rao. The romantic drama was originally shot in 1982, but faced a 40-year delay before being released in theaters in 2022.
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