India, Sept. 4 -- Ghaati is director Krish Jagarlamudi's new film featuring Anushka Shetty. Ahead of the release, he speaks to us about walking out of Hari Hara Veera Mallu, designing Ghaati, wanting to score a hit, and much more. Here is the transcript.

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Yes, I am. It has been quite some time since my last film ended as a big hit. Kondapolam disappointed one and all, and Hari Hara Veera Mallu did not work out. So, I have Ghaati, which is kind of a crowd-pleaser and is a proper action thriller.

It was a tough decision to make, but I had to do it. As the film was getting del...