17. As a son, what have you learnt from your father?
Family is always first in dad’s mind. Every Sunday, he invites all
30 members of our family home. And he spends the whole day with all
of us. It’s a Sunday tradition that we follow even till today. Maybe
we miss an odd Sunday here and there because of his traveling &
other important commitments but invariably we are all together. He’s
taught us about the importance family & about morals. It’s with him
that we learnt to be together irrespective of what we have and what
we don’t. If we have family, they will never let us down, their
support will be with us all the time.
18. As an actor, what have you learnt from Chiranjeevi?
I feel his innocence is his biggest asset on screen. He has never
played any intelligent character. He has always played characters
that are close to the common man. He always retained that innocence.
I am still learning that from him.
19. Your comments on the ‘new wave’ of cinema hitting our industry…
It is very healthy. If you look at the recently released movies, all
those so-called ‘small budget’ films like ‘Ashta Chamma’, ‘Prasthanam’,
‘Vinayakudu’. ‘Andari Bandhuvaya’ have all done well. I personally
encourage the new wave of talented directors that are coming along.
These people should have a better platform to showcase their talent.
20. Speaking of new, we keep hearing about this new movie called
Charan Arjun…I hope that rumor comes true one day. We are searching for a good script that would suit both Bunny & me. If any director convinces us, we are ready to jump in. We will both give our dates immediately without any second thought.
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21. There is a talk that you and Jr.NTR both are good friends.
Is there any possibility of doing a film with NTR and other
heroes?
Definitely, the idea of working in a multi starrer has always
been there in my mind. Personally I feel that there should be
healthy competition in any field, not personal rivalry. Nobody
is competition to you. One should understand that no two people
are the same. I have my own strengths and NTR has his own. Our
talents are different. Earlier there used to be a comparison
between dad and Mr. Balakrishna. Again, both are different and
have their individual talents. Jr NTR is a good person who
always wants to work in his own space. We never carry any egos
with us. We are very normal when we meet outside. I wish fans
also understand this and stop creating controversies in between
us. I wish fans would limit their emotions to within the
boundary of cinema itself.
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‘Orange’ has completed almost 70%. 30 more days shooting is left. We
are trying to release it sometime in October. While working on
Magadheera, I felt my next movie should be a love story. This was
because I didn’t want to restrict myself to a particular image.
That’s how I came about to doing “Orange”. I took the initiative
first, met Bhaskar and got the movie started. I wanted to do a
different kind of love story. Hope ‘Orange’ fulfills my wish. It’s a
very educative movie and it’s going to be unique.
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23. Any movie that when you watched as a child that made you
feel, “That’s the kind of film I want to be in?
Thought professionally I do big commercial films, personally I
prefer soft and emotional movies.I
like ‘Rudraveena’ a lot. I connected to that movie very well. My
other favorites are ‘Abhilasha’, and of course ‘Gangleader’. I
would love to do Khaidi kind of roles as a mass hero.
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24. Bhaskar Vs Rajamouli Vs Puri Jagannadh 3 different styles. How
did you cope?
It’s about blending in & delivering what the director wants. I always try to be a director’s actor. All 3 directors have got their own style of treating a movie. They are confident, talented individuals.
It’s about blending in & delivering what the director wants. I always try to be a director’s actor. All 3 directors have got their own style of treating a movie. They are confident, talented individuals.
25. What is discussed more at home nowadays- films or politics?
We’re balancing it out nowadays. He updates me on politics and I update him on the movie front. I’ve just returned from Malaysia, so we’re catching up on the past events & happenings.
26: What kind of a child you were?We’re balancing it out nowadays. He updates me on politics and I update him on the movie front. I’ve just returned from Malaysia, so we’re catching up on the past events & happenings.
Sometimes I was a stubborn kid. But my folks knew that even I would
listen to them if they fulfilled my demands or not. My mom still
keeps saying that my behavior reminds her of her dad, Late Allu
Ramalingayya Garu. My dad also said the same recently. Now I try to
act according to their wishes only.
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