Exploring the dark side of my characters' personality is my forte.
I have always fought for respect, I have always fought for survival, so fighting is nothing new to me.
No two people react to things the same way, and even the same person reacts differently at a different time.
The intensity of 'Arjun Reddy' was too much for me.
I'm not sure if career can be planned.
It's nice to fool around with clothes, and that comes from some recklessness. I suddenly feel like wearing a lungi and a jacket, and now I have the access to do what I want. When I was doing theatre, my Muslim friends would invite me to an Iftar party, and I'd go wearing a dhoti while others would be in a kurta-pyjama.
We all observe political leaders and scams. People are affected because of political apathy. We all get frustrated because of what we witness. 'NOTA' was a platform to vent my frustration.
Cricket, politics, and cinema is what a majority in our country are most passionate about. They have the power to divide the best of friends depending on which side you are on.
I feel very awkward about receiving attention for the wrong reasons.
Everybody in the two Telugu states, especially the residents of Vijayawada, love both cinema and politics. And 'NOTA' is a cinema with a political subject.
I always wanted to see my parents without any stress and accordingly knocked every audition for an opportunity.
Once you become an actor, you have to say goodbye to your personal life.
I ventured into cinema after theatre because I didn't want to confine myself to just one auditorium. I wanted the whole world to talk about me.
A learning experience is the best way to sum up my first film credit. It's hard to break into the film industry, and it was a minor role but still my only shot at the movies while I was doing theater.
I think there is no need for anything. There is only a choice of role that an actor has to make. He must live by it.
I like Chandrababu Naidu because he is the person who developed the city of Hyderabad and created the software boom. I also like K.T. Rama Rao for his work and the way he helps through Twitter and responds to many causes.
Post-'Pellichoopulu,' I received a lot of offers from Tamil industry. I decided I won't do a Tamil film unless I know the language. If I want to do it, I wanted to do it perfectly.
Those trying to drag me down through piracy, I want to tell them that I will somehow achieve what I want. I am focused enough to achieve what I want and give the audience what I can.
The approach I take in selecting a script is based on what I fancy from the the scripts I'm offered.
My father came to Hyderabad to become an actor, took an acting course, and realised he was camera conscious.
