ar ane eth aran ▁made ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁cult ▁comedy ▁film , ▁Nad uv ula ▁Kon j am ▁Pak k ath a ▁Ka an om ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁featuring ▁V ij ay ▁S eth up ath i ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁real - life ▁incident ▁that ▁happened ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁cinemat ograph er ▁C . ▁Prem ▁K umar ▁and ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁hum orous ▁tale ▁about ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁who ▁forget s ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁even ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁get ▁married . ▁Prem ▁K umar ▁lost ▁his ▁memory , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁cam er aman ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁V aar an am ▁A ay ir am ; ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁his ▁marriage ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁play ▁cr icket ▁with ▁three ▁friends ▁and ▁while ▁attempting ▁a ▁catch , ▁he ▁fell , ▁losing ▁his ▁memory ▁tempor arily . ▁Bal aj i ▁Th ar ane eth aran , ▁who ▁was ▁present ▁with ▁him , ▁began ▁writing ▁a ▁script ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁incident , ▁besides ▁direct ing ▁it ▁as ▁well . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁witness es , ▁Bag av ath i ▁Per um al ▁agreed ▁to ▁play ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁while ▁the ▁victim ▁Prem ▁K umar ▁handled ▁the ▁cinemat ography ▁himself . ▁Nad uv ula ▁Kon j am ▁Pak k ath a ▁Ka an om ▁was ▁due ▁for ▁release ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁with