Allari Naresh’s 12A Railway Colony: Hero-Heroine Twist Was Originally Different
Kamakshi Bhaskarla reveals 12A Railway Colony’s lead pair were first written as siblings, but script changes turned them into lovers, altering the film’s impact.
Dumtika Editorial
August 13, 2026 · 1 min read
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Kamakshi Bhaskarla reveals 12A Railway Colony’s leads were first written as siblings.
Script changes shifted the story to a romantic angle, removing the original twist.
Kamakshi was involved in both acting and writing for the film.
The actress expressed disappointment over the loss of the film’s intended authenticity.
Allari Naresh’s recent horror film 12A Railway Colony, which released to a lukewarm response, has an intriguing backstory regarding its main characters. The film, with a story by Dr. Anil Vishwanath—known for his work on Polimera and Polimera 2—features Kamakshi Bhaskarla as the female lead. Notably, Kamakshi was also involved in the writing process for the film.
During promotions for another project, Kamakshi Bhaskarla shared that the original script for 12A Railway Colony had the hero and heroine as siblings. This major twist was meant to be revealed in the climax, with the story unfolding from Sai Kumar’s character’s perspective. She explained, “The movie happens from Sai Kumar garu’s point of view. He discovers the truth about the lead pair. There is a dialogue for him which says the hero would have died after knowing the truth anyway. But the entire thing was modified.”
Kamakshi noted that the script underwent significant changes during production, including the removal of the sibling angle and the addition of a romantic storyline between the leads. She expressed disappointment that these alterations diluted the film’s intended impact, saying, “Whatever we have written is not what people saw. Something else is there in the film.” She also mentioned that she was willing to play the sister role when others hesitated, but the final version shifted away from this bold narrative choice.
According to Kamakshi, the film initially had no songs and featured very different character arcs, but multiple revisions led to a loss of authenticity. She observed that audiences today are open to unconventional stories, but the final product did not reflect the original vision.
