Ganesh Venkatraman's retro look in Nayaki

Ganesh is teaming up with his Abhiyum Naanum (2008) co-Star for the second time The film will be directed by Goverdhan Reddy, also  known as Govi. 

Ganesh Venkatraman's look in the film has been inspired by cult Bollywood star of Dev Anand and music sensation Elvis Presley. The man responsible for Venkatraman's new look is Chaitanya Rao who will be in charge of the styling and costumes for Ganesh while a crew from Hollywood had flown down to fix the actor's hairdo. 

Talking about his role and look in Nayaki to Newsable, Ganesh Venkatraman said, "Although I cannot reveal much about my role currently, it will be a surprise for the audiences. It's a very interesting character that I play, her (Trisha) love interest and somebody who is a heartthrob.

Govi wanted this retro look to be on the lines of Bollywood and not the 70's look of Kamal sir or Rajini sir. "Chaitanya Rao has done the styling for me. We have used a lot of silk shirts with huge motifs. You will find jacketed attire and puffy hairstyles. Trisha's look in the film is already known to all. a lot of it , her sarees and bindis have been inspired from Sridevi and Jayasudha's of the 1970's era."

Ganesh Venkatraman had kick-started his career as Mr India. Sense of fashion and its trends are something that he is not unaware of. "I have been a fan of the swinging, hip shaking generation of the seventies. Putting together the look is a team effort and I had put in some of my inputs."

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