As everyone knows, yesteryears' successful heroine Radha's daugther, Karthika, is debuting with the film Josh along with Nagarjuna's elder son Naga Chaitanya. The film is releasing on Sep 3rd and so we caught up with her at her Mumbai residence for a brief chit-chat. Here are the excerpts from the exclusive interview to TeluguCinema.Com:

Sri: Are you feeling excited as your debut Telugu film is ready for release?

Karthika: Not really excited... but the feeling is something like the anxiety one has while waiting for results after writing one's exams.

Sri: Do you know that how big a glamor queen your mother was? There used to be a huge poster for the film Kaamyaab (1984) near V.T. Station (in Bombay) that said Radha was coming?

Karthika: I did not know that. Actually, for quite some time, I was not even aware that she was an actress! It's only when I went to Chennai or Kerala that I got to know that she was an actress. When I came to Hyderabad later, I came to know how successful she was at that time!

Sri: How good is your Telugu.

Karthika: arthamavutundi.. kaanee maaTlaaDaTam pooritgaa raadu... (laughs)! During the first schedule of shoot, director Vasu Varma sir used to explain to me in English or Hindi. My mother used to expalain how the feel of it was in Telugu. But, from second schedule onwards, he used to explain to me in Telugu. I can understand well now.

Sri: How was it working with Naga Chaitanya?

Karthika: There's not much time to interact with each other, as we both were busy with our respective scenes. During the shot breaks, he used to be busy with the director and I was busy with my scenes. He's really good and has no hang-ups, though.

Sri: You're debuting through a prestigious production house...

Karthika: It's such a good feeling that I cannot explain! The set up is really great. Dil Raju was always on the sets and used to look after everything. And he's really helpful in every way!