HYDERABAD: A funny funeral is the unusual yet hilarious premise of director K Murali Mohan Rao’s new movie Daddy Cool. It is about a funeral gone wrong, but it doesn’t make fun of it. “It is not meant to hurt people’s sentiments at all. We have woven the story around a funeral in our comedy, but it doesn’t mock the serious occasion,” says director K Murali Mohan Rao.
“The film is not just about the funeral, there are a series of connected situations.
It is a lighthearted family drama with a lot of laughter in it,’’ he adds.
When asked, if the movie is a copy of the Death At A Funeral, he says, “There is nothing wrong if you get inspired by an idea and make a film.’’ “Comedy is not my forte but one has to change with time. I am here to entertain people with a serious message, not to teach or preach them,” says Murali.
The director, who has so far directed 15 Telugu movies and 10 Hindi films, has returned to Bollywood after seven years with Daddy Cool.
Murali’s last Hindi venture was Kya Yahi Pyar Hai that had Amisha Patel and Aftab Shivdasani in the lead roles. He has also made films like Prem Qaidi and Kahin Pyar Na Ho Jaaye, but says this is his first venture into comedy.