Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s phone was jammed with messages after “Arjun Reddy’s” success

Revealing that his game-changing film is "Arjun Reddy," he spoke about his work and how the experience felt like a turning point in his journey as a filmmaker.

Mumbai: Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga took a trip down memory lane and recalled how his phone was jammed after hours with messages after the success of “Arjun Reddy” starring Vijay Deverkonda.

The “Animal” director was speaking to trade analyst Komal Nahta on his “Game Changers” Podcast.

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Revealing that his game-changing film is “Arjun Reddy,” he spoke about his work and how the experience felt like a turning point in his journey as a filmmaker.

He said: The teaser was released on February 14, 2017, and that was a game-changing moment for me and Vijay Deverakonda. It was a game-changing day. So, at 7 o’clock, we released the teaser. Vijay and I literally pressed the button together on my laptop.

The filmmaker added how the teaser itself was a massive hit. “After 1-2 hours, my phone was jammed with messages. That day, we felt this film was going somewhere. The teaser was a bigger movement than the film itself because we saw the effect of the teaser release was more than expected.”

“Arjun Reddy” featured Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey in the lead.

The film’s success led to remakes in several languages, including the Bollywood hit “Kabir Singh” directed by Vanga himself, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani.