Posted on: Oct 15, 2014

Maaya to Murder 4 is an inspiring story of success for young filmmakers in Telugu, it's a story that every young writer, director, producer, filmmaker can take spirit from - to dare, to dream, to dream big.

Madhura Sreedhar and Viren Thambidorai thank one of Bollywood’s most maverick directors Mahesh Bhatt, the business acumen of one of India’s most consistent hit filmmakers Mukesh Bhatt,and Vishesh Films for their belief in them. To be made by Vishesh Films, under the creative supervision of Mahesh Bhatt, ‘Maaya’ is being adapted as ‘Murder 4’. ‘Murder 4’ will be directed by Neelakanta, the national award winning writer and director of ‘Maaya’. ‘Murder 4’ will be a sequel to the superhit classic erotic thriller series.

It’s a unique success for Telugu cinema as the entire team effort of ‘Maaya’ has been appreciated, recognized and now travelswith Vishesh Films to a national audience with Murder 4. The story of how a professionally managed system can make filmmakers explore opportunities outside the regional boundaries, how every creative endeavor has the scope to become great if its identified, nurtured, packaged and presented in the right format and forum.

Deriving its strength from the Mahesh Bhatt success formula of speed, quality, and cost, details of ‘Murder 4’ will be announced shortly. As Mahesh Bhatt says, “Speed, Cost, Quality - The key to success is in delivering top quality cinema, on par with growing market desires and with complete control of costs.”

Shirdi Sai Combines and Josh Media and Entertainment truly believe that the success of South Indian cinema lies in encouraging good cinema, recognizing new talent, and expanding film businesses with content that can bourgeon beyond regional confines.

Madhura Sreedhar, Producer and Director, Shirdi Sai Combines says ‘I loved the journey of Maaya to Murder-4. It gave me lot of confidence to produce/direct out-of-the-box stories and concept based movies so that Telugu movie stories can be marketed in other languages’

Viren Thambidorai, Creative Director, Josh Media and Entertainment said “We encourage young filmmakers to draw inspiration from the success of ‘Maaya’ and come forward with stories and content that can truly entertain global audiences. Our long-term vision is to identify, produce, direct and market exciting new content from South India on a global platform. We will be announcing a slate of exciting new projects very soon.”