Art Direction
“Nothing was shot in original Dharavi in Bombay, except for stock shots. For seven days I’d walk around the studio like a madcap, then I took some photographs and put them in my room and watched them. In Dharavi where I spent two days, I made some sketches by these photographs. I tried to decide which temple or what house I should put where. Then, we started erecting the sets; they were done in 20 days.”

Nayagan

Mumbai-based underworld Don, the slums of Dharavi were created in Venus Studios in the heart of Chennai.

Shivaji

“When I work in films, I’m part of the work. For instance, if it’s a row of huts I’m visualizing and creating, I’m part of it, a person living there.

Thalapathi

Art Direction is very different as it needs to capture the essence and imagery within a script

Choodalani

Calcutta’s crowded streets have been brought into Annapurna Studios of Hyderabad for Chiranjeevi’s Choodalani Vundi.

Rudrammadevi

“When I work in films, I’m part of the work. For instance, if it’s a row of huts I’m visualizing and creating, I’m part of it, a person living there.

Arjun

Art Direction is very different as it needs to capture the essence and imagery within a script

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