‘Adi Purana is a romantic comedy for young couples’

One thing that editor-turned-director Mohan Kamakshi reiterates often is that debut film,

Adi Purana

, produced by Rainbow Productions and distributed by Bharat Jain, is a realistic portrayal of the life of the average young man. Told from the perspective of the film’s central character, Aditya, played by debutant

Shashank K

, the story travels from his days in college, to his work and married life and is dotted with hilarious instances from his day-to-day life, says Mohan. Here, he tells us why audiences should catch his film at theatres this week.

• Adi Purana is not a run-of-the-mill love story. It is a realistic romantic comedy about the life of the hero, Aditya, a regular boy next door whom audiences will relate to.
• The film was awarded an A certificate, but that doesn’t mean that it has objectionable content. It is a film for families, especially young couples.
• Shashank was still in college when we cast him for the film and was just apt for the role, considering the time frame in the life of the hero that we wanted to capture.
• He is paired with newbie Ahalya Suresh and Moksha Kushal.
• In a nutshell, Adi Purana is a start-to-finish entertainer that will not disappoint viewers. There is a lot of situational comedy that will have audiences in splits for the entire run time of the film.Mohan (Kamakshi) was the editor on my earlier film, Preeti Kitabu, and when he told me about his script I was intrigued. I thought it was a youthful subject that will appeal to youngsters and, hence, decided to make it. The film explores the protagonist’s life from college to his job and as a newly-married guy in realistic fashion. The dialogues do not have double entendre, but got us into trouble with the Censor Board, which gave the film an A certificate. I tried fighting it at the revising committee, but was suggested 56 cuts to get U/A certification. I could not afford that. In the process, we lost about a month’s time