‘Oka Laila Kosam’ dir wants to beat ‘Manam’

Director Vijay Kumar Konda, who is currently awaiting the release of Telugu romantic-comedy “Oka Laila Kosam”, hopes that his film will be even more successful than recent blockbuster “Manam”. Actor Akkineni Naga Chaitanya has played the lead in both the films.

“When I started working on my first film ‘Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde’, Nithiin’s ‘Ishq’ was running in theatres and it turned out to be a blockbuster. I wanted to beat ‘Ishq’ with my film and I succeeded at it. Now, as I await the release of my film, I’ve set ‘Manam’ as my target. I hope ‘Oka Laila Kosam’ beats ‘Manam’ at the box-office and becomes a bigger success. There’s always a pressure of delivering a hit and I can feel it even more as I have to continue my winning streak after a successful debut,” he said.

Also featuring Pooja Hegde, Brahmanadam and Ali in important roles, Konda says the film is a “clean romantic family entertainer with oodles of comedy”. “It’s not easy to win a girl’s heart. In my film, the hero gives the heroine a gift nobody in love has ever gifted in reel or real life. We’ve tried to portray something very practical and I’m sure it will appeal to audiences,” he added.