DAIRY, Another Thriller from Mantra Makers

Shooting of Gen Next Movies and Great Ocean Entertainments Dairy has been taking place at a fabulous location in Kerala. Debut director Machakanti Ramakrishna seemed to have decided to give the audience a different feel of the location. He is making a thriller. “A thriller with a poetic touch,” is how he describes the film. Near the backwaters, a wooden house set has been constructed to shoot major portions of the film. The house looked plush on the outside but the eerie atmosphere inside is palpable. The cameras were placed in the corner of one room. Cinematographer Srinivasa Reddy and his team are about to shoot a scene on lead actors Sivaji and Shradha Das.

While Sridhar and Sajitha are a couple, Sivaji and Shradha Das are total strangers who by chance come to live in that mysterious house. “They find a dairy in the house. That sets the course for the thriller,” informs the director during the break. An associate with S.V. Krishna Reddy, T. Prabhakar and Sagar before taking this mantle as the director, Ramakrishna has worked for 18 films.

“My friend and producer Kalyan Ram Chukka earlier made the hit film Mantra. Arun’s story appealed to me so much that we thought it will be the perfect launch pad for me. It is a very enjoyable thriller and you will find a new Sivaji in it. Heroine Shradha Das too has an equally important role. She will go places in the industry after the release of this film.


Dr. Sivaprasad is cast in a crucial role. It is a character driven film with scope for each and every actor to make an impact. We have shot about sixty per cent of the movie at Vizag and thirty per cent in Alleppy including a song. The rest of the portions including two songs will be shot in Hyderabad in February.” As we bid adieu to the cool retreat, producer Kalyan Ram said that he is planning to release the mysterious Dairy in April as a summer treat.