Mirai, the action adventure fantasy thriller headlined by Teja Sajja recently released in cinemas. The film is directed by Karthik Gattamneni. It is based on the life of a warrior who must protect nine sacred scriptures. Sajja recently spoke with IMDb in an exclusive interaction. He discussed his experience filming Mirai. He also talked about what changed for him after the positive reception of his recent movie Hanu Man.
Speaking of what the film means to global audiences, Sajja said, ‘Mirai‘ is predominantly an action adventure. It has a lot of fantasy and devotion. It’s about a boy. He starts off from nowhere. He gets to know his dharma and tries to stop Ashoka’s unknown nine from destroying the world.”
Sajja revealed how the story came to him. He mentioned, “I finished shooting for Hanu Man and we were getting the post production done. At that point, Kartik sir had narrated the script to me and it was an instant yes. The film has something to cater for audiences across different age groups. The film is relevant across languages and it’s a very clean film. Action adventures are not very common in Indian cinema. So we mixed action and adventure with our histories. We made a clean film. All these reasons at once made me jump into it.”
Speaking of how the success of Hanu Man changed his work process, Sajja shared, “Hanu Man has given me a wider audience. It provided a bigger platform. It also gave me a little more confidence. If we do something good, audiences across the nation are eager to watch the film. Language does not hinder this interest.” That confidence has been built after Hanu Man. With respect to the difference between the two films, Hanu Man is very rooted whereas Mirai spans across countries. It has a lot of action, adventure and is created on that front. The one similarity would be the connection between our histories.”
Sajja shared the challenges he faced while shooting. He mentioned, “The challenges included needing to train to look like a professional in the martial arts form. Whatever I was doing, I had to be quick and fast. I needed to be equipped with the right techniques to perform. That was the challenge. We consciously made an effort to do that kind of action in this film to make it look new. My only objective and that of the director was to make every experience appear new. We aimed to create thrilling moments and showcase edge-of-the-seat visuals.” Sajja also mentioned how Indian films are at par with international ones. He said, “Indian films are not lacking anything, they are fantastic and at par with international films. With forthcoming films including that of S.S. Rajamouli sir and Mahesh Babu, we’ll stand on par with international films very soon.”
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