Holi for Ganesha chaturthi
26th July 2009 - 8:00am

Venkatesh Prasad and Raagini starrer 'Holi' is all set to release on the auspicious day of Ganesha Chathurthi next month. The director, Shankarlinga Sugnalli who is currently busy with the DTS work is expecting to get the first copy in the first week of August. Recently he had organised a press conference to give more details about the film.

Though 'Holi' is Sugnalli's seventh film so far, the director says this is the first time he is doing publicity for his film. 'I have never concentrated much on publicity so far. But this is the first time I am promoting the film. This is a competitive world and I don't want to fall behind than others. For my previous films I had made some compromises, but for this film, I have seen to it that there are no compromises and the film has come out really well' says Sugnalli.

The director has based the story on a Thesis by Dr. Prabhu. Like his previous films, this is also a film based on folklore. Professor Hanneradumata has penned the dialogues.

'Veera Madakari' fame Raagini is the heroine of the film. Raagini says she plays an innocent sister of a prostitute. What all happens in her life forms the crux of the film. Unlike 'Veera Madakari' Raagini doesn't have a glamorous role except for a song. 'I play a deglamorised role in the film. The director has given a lot of prominence to my character. That's what made me accept the film' says Raagini.

Hero Venkatesh Prasad said he plays a rough and tough character in the film. Venkatesh Prasad's father Kodoor Padmanabh produces the film along with handling the camera work.