Vijay Deverakonda's 'Yevade Subramanyam': Only Indian film shot at Everest's highest point

Yevade Subramanyam a Telugu movie that came out in 2015. film was directed by debutante filmmaker Nag Ashwin and was about a man named Nani and adventures in his life when things suddenly take a unique turn. film had Nani playing role of Subramanyam "Subbu", Malavika Nair playing role of Anandi "Nandi" and Vijay Deverakonda playing role of Rishi with mixture of epic adventures in Himalayas. But did you kw Yevade Subramanyam was first Indian feature film to be shot 5000m above sea level? Read ahead to kw more about film.

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Yevade Subramanyam trivia

In film, fans see Nani's character Subbu going through a very hard time when Rishi (played by Vijay Deverakonda) arrives in his life suddenly. Rishi promises to help him out in exchange for a trip to Dudh Koshi. Dudh Koshi is a river in eastern Nepal and is highest river in terms of elevation. Thus, much of movie is shot in Himalayas and Yevade Subramanyam is actually first Indian feature film to be shot at Everest's highest points.

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Filmmaker Nag Ashwin on shooting film

Filmmaker Nag Ashwin also gave an interview to Deccan Chronicle where he talked about his experience while shooting in such locations. filmmaker started his interview by mentioning that if one were to google Lukla (where y were shooting), it is one of  '10 scariest airports' and was number one in list as well. He furr added that re had been many accidents at airport and y were always in such a location where film had to be shot. 

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director n mentioned, 'One day we tried shooting at 6.30 am when sun was just coming up. It was so cold that actors couldn’t say ir lines, y were just stuttering'. He also added that it was so cold that actors thought y would lose ir fingers. Ashwin finally mentioned that crew also met Amelia Hillary, who was granddaughter of Sir Edmond Hillary, first person to climb Mount Everest along with Tenzing rgay. 

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