What has been your most challenging character so far? Something that really challenged the actor within you.
To be honest, I dislike the word challenge. I believe that enthusiasm cannot exist without difficulty. Every day, you want to do something different. Having said that, I believe that satya from I love You is the most difficult role to date since it required me to truly dig deep inside to experience specific feelings throughout the movie. I had to be in a specific frame of mind since the movie was a thriller, and I had never done anything like this before. It was difficult since I spent ten days on the run in the movie, sobbing, dejected, and feeling hopeless, during the filming.
Is there a genre you haven't done yet and can't wait to try?
Oh yes. I haven't done an out-and-out love story. Yes, I've done rom coms, but I haven't done a love story like a DDLJ or Aashiqui. And I'm a sucker for romance. So I really want to do a love story. Additionally, I haven't done anything historical films, or a biopic. I'd love to do those.
OTT has liberated actors and audiences alike, what's your take on it? Are you interested in taking up an OTT show?
I believe that so much more material now has a home thanks to OTT. Not all stories can be recounted in the allotted two hours. With OTT, you have the freedom to explore deeper narratives, experiment with character development, tell tales in novel ways, and develop as an actor. I would be more than willing to work with OTT. I believe that cinema and OTT can coexist peacefully. They're designed for many forms of storytelling, and I'd want to start working on a project that features myself as the lead actor or something very innovative.
How has the blurring of lines between different film industries helped you as an actor?
It's an incredible period, in my opinion, for both spectators and performers. I've always had the opinion that producing films speaks a language of emotion, and everyone can relate to emotions. For me, the fact that people are aware of the type of work you have done is helpful because, although they were previously ignorant of my past endeavours, they are now aware of the actors I have collaborated with, like Allu Arjun. Mahesh Babu, or ram Charan. It provides value, and maybe things go better from here on out.