Real life cyber crimes inspired 'Ladies and Gentlemen': Director

Chennai, Jan 28: Director P.B Manjunath says real life cyber crimes inspired forthcoming Telugu film "Ladies and Gentlemen", which is about the role of the internet and its impact on human lives and emotions. "Internet has almost become inseparable from our lives and due to which human emotions have taken a beating. Inspired by a few real life cyber crimes, I wrote the script of 'Ladies and Gentlemen' in a way that it will appeal to everybody," Manjunath told IANS. "Incidents such as Indian cricketer VVS Laxman's online bank fraud and another incident in Pune a few months back inspired me to write a story on this subject," he added. Manjunath says the film will touch the core of human emotions.

Three different stories

The film features three different stories. "It's three stories of three different characters. These are the kind of people we meet every day. The three stories are about a college student, a call centre employee and a husband-wife relationship. These characters are not connected to each other but their lives cross paths at some point," he said.

High on romance

The film will be high on romance and crime, but it isn't a "serious film". "There's comedy too as part of the story. Unlike other films, comedy here doesn't run separately but comes as part of the narrative," he said. The film features an ensemble cast of Chaitanya Krishna, Mahat Raghavendra, Kamal Kamaraju, Adivi Sesh, Nikita Narayan, Swati Deekshith and Rashmi. Produced by Madhura Sreedhar, the film is scheduled to release in cinemas Friday.