‘ Vishwaguru’ scores GuinnessWorld Record for fastest film production

Who has heard of a film being made in 51 hours and two minutes— fromthe scripting stage to the shooting, post production and the censorship hurdle to the release of the film?

Creating this unbelievable feat and sitting snug in the Guinness Book ofWorld Records are directorVijesh Mani ( pictured) and producer A. V. Anoop. Their Malayalam film Vishwaguru surpassed the earlier record of 71 hours 10 minutes held by MangalaGamana, a Sri Lankan film.

Vishwaguru, scripted by Pramod Payyannur, depicts the life of Sree Naryana Guru, a social reformer from Kerala, who promoted newvalues of spiritual freedom and social equality that cut across caste and religion.

With confirmation of this record from Guinness officials, Anoop, producer of 22 films in Tamil and Malayalam, adds another feather to his hat.

Anoop says he is always looking for different subjects and believes in encouraging newdirectors. “I never repeatmy directors,” he said.

He added that the idea behind Vishwaguruwas to mark the legacy of an Indian film globally.

Writing the screenplay began on December 27, 2017, and shootingwas done simultaneously with on the spot editing, ensuring the release of Vishwaguru on December 29, 2017.