Then how did you woo Jothika.
Opposites attract. Probably she liked me I was shy and reserved person in real life.
You did multi-starrer movies earlier but now you are too big star. Will you do such movies now?
Sure. I do films to please my audiences. I will see that every movie that I do should entertain my audiences and live up to expectations they put on me. If it is going to be entertainer and my role is good, I won’t mind doing two hero roles.
Who do you rate the best heroine among your co-stars?
I like everyone but Asin is really good person. It is tough to achieve what she did so far. I genuinely feel she has guts to dream big and she deserves all the success. Trisha is a good actress, she has proven it with time and again and won lots of awards in Telugu and Tamil. Tamannah is just 18 but she has got sincerity that I believe will her take to heights.
Are you net Savvy?
Recently that I am glued into webworld. I have my own Orcut community. I regularly surf the web and connect with that community and also check new movies details on IMDB. And also check my mails. Occasionally I do read film related websites in Tamil and Telugu. Then I have lots of Camermen friends who give me links with their videos on You Tube.
What do you think the reason for Surya S/O Krishnan not doing well?
Lot of factors work for a hit movie. How you market a film, the story, the packaging all matters. I know it didn’t do well in AP but I am really happy with the film. I got lots of female fans after this movie who are related with my character. Girls and boys who have lost their fathers spoke with me. Also it was Gautam Menon’s tribute to his father. I loved the dual roles. In Tamil, we made profits. It collected more than Rs 25 Crores.
When are you going to do straight Telugu film..
I can’t tell the exact time but will definitely do very soon. In the past, I had discussions with couple of directors. Hope something materializes that would be a very special film. But I can promise that I would try to dub for films from next movie. I am now learning the language.
What are your next films..
I am doing my next with K.S.Ravi Kumar sir in which I am playing a role that has gray shades. And there is a film with director Hari in which I play a cop.
- Interviewed by JP
