Mumbai: In an exclusive interview, actress Tamannaah Bhatia and Director & Writer Sampath Nandi, share insights on Odela 2, discussing the character's novelty, world-building, and the pressure of living up to a legacy. They also weigh in on Indian cinema's global progress, the writing process, and the challenges of social media scrutiny. The actor's thoughts provide a glimpse into the challenges of their craft, from character development to navigating the ever-changing landscape of the entertainment industry.
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00:00You know, I've done horror comedies before, but I haven't done a supernatural thriller before.
00:11What I find very interesting, and I think that's what also attracted me to the film was the fact
00:17that Sampatsoh chose the character of a Shiva Shakti to tell the story. It's not every day
00:26that one meets a person like that, or even understands the realm of what is the life
00:32of a Shiva Shakti, because in the male counterpart, you must have heard of Nagasadhus, you must
00:38have heard of Aghoris, but nobody really talks about Shiva Shaktis as culturally, who are
00:45they or what are their lives like. To use that as a protagonist and to mount a very strong
00:53commercial entertainer on that, I feel like that was a very brave and bold decision on
01:00Sampatgaru's part. And I think that inspired me to kind of take this role on. It was challenging
01:06because we didn't have a reference. There is no cinematic reference to this. And also bringing
01:13in the supernatural elements with the element of devotion was a challenge because we all
01:21live rather logical and rather very like, you know, urban lives. So to bring a sense of mysticism
01:28to it was a challenge.
01:29I think there are some characters where the prep cannot be physical or skill related. I feel
01:41like this is that film where the prep was very internal and had to come from also some amount
01:48of understanding the possibility of something that you don't understand or something that
01:54you don't know. So I think just that openness was needed to be able to portray a character
02:00like that. And it is definitely a story that is in a thriller format. So it was interesting
02:11because it's horror, it's got supernatural elements, and it's a thriller. So kind of balancing these
02:19corners in one film was, was a tricky thing.
02:25Odala 2 starts where Odala railway station, the part one left. And the end of the particular film part one,
02:37the antagonist dies. So it was always, for me, question mark, what happens after a person dies? From my childhood, I used to hear a lot of stories about this Atma, the spirit and the ghost and etc.
03:00I remember when I was in school days, my grandmother, so she's the little bit inspiration for this film also, because she was a Shiva Sati. So that's the character I took from that particular person. She used to say, whenever the devil or that ghost comes out of the graves, Shiva will take care of it. Shiva Sati will take care of it.
03:30So those were the words I still remember. So that is where this story, this world triggered to me. Then it was, it was like a no time. Within three, four months, I wrote a first draft and we developed by reading some books.
03:47There are so many logical things in this film. In the beginning, we are discussing about Samadhi Siksha, that gave punishment. People never heard about this word itself. But I'm discussing it logically. So there are so many research work for this particular world. So we achieved it in a good way. So let us see on 17th, how this world is going to surprise the audiences.
04:14I think any effort in terms of change when it comes or impact when it comes to cinema, I think it's always going to be individual. And it's never going to be collective. So I think we as creative people have to constantly try to push the envelope in whatever our capacity is in our understanding.
04:38And yeah, and it's going to be a continuous quest. We have to be, you know, we have to hold our thought and not blame, you know, audiences, not liking what exists, but we need to actually take responsibility of actually trying to make films that people like and feel entertained by.
04:58See, if I understand your question properly, see, I, I don't believe in that to see where we are. See, we are ahead or we are backward. We are here to trust some stories, write some stories and tell to the audiences. In a way, we are writing excellent stuff. And we are telling excellent stories these days. Indian cinema is
05:24So actually what happened with the first part is that it was an OTT release that came out during COVID times. And that as a genre was a crime thriller. So what has happened with Odella 2 is it's actually flipped genres.
05:46I think like Sampat Garu said that the first part had a certain ending and that ending felt like it was a beginning in itself and it needed to start over. But to start it, I think what was needed was a change of genre.
06:02And I feel like that has really helped us to tell the story without kind of taking away from that, but actually adding some more layers to it. And I feel like we are in the times where people want to see multiple genres in a film.
06:18So I think that's the only way to even keep an audience engaged. So that was a very, very good and a very interesting take that Sampat Garu had on Odella.
06:30Yeah. You can say it's a supernatural horror thriller.
06:34Yeah, it's a supernatural horror thriller.
06:36Yeah, it was not a difficult or it was not a hard journey for me because the idea itself is an exciting matter for me.
06:53I've done, I've been creating so many out and out commercials. I've done commercial film with Ram Charan Garu, Global Star with Tamanna. That was a huge blockbuster.
07:06I've done a film with Ram Charan Garu. I've done so many commercial films. But those days when we were attempting, we know we have got a good song, good action sequences.
07:18Those were our paying elements. But in this film, Lord Shiva, is there any mass element better than Lord Shiva or something?
07:31So that when Lord Shiva entered into my script, so Naga Sadhu entered into my script, that Shiva Shakti entered into my script, it was like a proper joy to write those kind of words, those kind of scenes.
07:48So the journey was really a blessed journey. It was a joyful journey, spiritual journey. So you can see, I'm not wearing a chapel for the past one month.
08:00So that's the vibe you are. I'm enjoying the process. I don't know the result. I don't know what happens. I don't know the numbers. I'm least bothered about all this stuff.
08:11Right now, that ecstasy is taking me to the next level.
08:16See, when you become an actor, you have voluntarily agreed to scrutiny of your career and of your personal life. But I feel like for me, to be honest, I don't take anything personally.
08:36I just try to put out my perspective in the most honest possible way. And then people will always have opinions. And that's fine. That's that's their opinion. And we respect that.
08:48But I just feel like I don't take any of it personally. And I feel like the job is pretty much the same. Actually, the formats are going to change. Technology is going to evolve.
09:00We're going to consume cinema, content, entertainment differently as times move. But I feel like a creative person's or an artist's job is to make you feel something.
09:15And I think I will try to do that in every format that I get an opportunity in.