ANANTAPUR: A multilingual big budget film is being planned on the life and times of Sathya Sai Baba.Film director Kodi Ramakrishna, who has directed nearly 100 movies, and producer Hariram Jogaiah on Monday approached the Sathya Sai Central Trust members for their cooperation and permission to make the biopic.Script-writer Rajendra Kumar and lyricist Jonnavithula Ramalingeswara Rao accompanied the duo. They met trust secretary Chakravarthy, member SV Giri, Prashanti Nilayam digital studio in-chrage G Venkataraman, Baba’s translator Prof Anil Kumar, Baba’s devotee and magician BV Pattabhiram, who lives in Prashanti Nilayam.Later speaking to mediapersons, Kodi Ramakrishna said there were no budget restraints for the proposed film which will also feature miracles performed by Sai Baba for his devotees.“We are planning to begin shooting on Gurupoornima (July 15). The same day Baba’s Mahasamadhi will also be unveiled. We intend to release the film on Baba’s birth anniversary (Nov 23) this year,” he said.“We are making this movie only after conducting a proper research. This film will simultaneously be made in four languages. We will finish shooting in one schedule,” he said.The producer registered the title of film with the Film Chamber recently. Kodi Ramakrishna and his team also visited the Sathya Sai Super Specialty Hospital, museum and other places in Prashanti Nilayam and Puttaparthi.
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