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The only thing I have learnt over the years is that if you enjoy your work and put in the best efforts, it will show. If you follow this process, things work out. But if you go chasing a formula, success will elude you.
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I believe in content, and I go accordingly.
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'Brahmotsavam' is a love story set in a family backdrop... It's all about relationships people have on different levels.
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Yes, 'Aagadu' was a failure. I was dejected for a couple of months, since there was a lot at stake.
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I am strictly against remaking a movie.
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When I am not working, I am home. I love spending time at my house.
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In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.
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I'm very thankful to all my fans for their constant love and support. I am what I am because of their unconditional love.
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Men who are not loyal to their wives are foolish.
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With every film, the pressure is on the rise for the next.
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Siva is one of the best writers in the industry, and 'Srimanthudu' is a great script.
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C Kalyan has been amazing and totally committed as a producer.
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True, I was born and raised in Chennai, fluent in Tamil, but essentially, I am a Telugu guy and a Telugu actor.
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While I did not get any formal training in acting, every summer vacation, from the age of five, my father would take me to Ooty with him, and I would do films as a child star. I did over 10 films like that, and it was understood that post finishing my education, I would become an actor.
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When I am shooting a film, and it has a big schedule, I make sure that I take a week off with the family. It gives you new energy.
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'Srimanthudu' was very important for me and my career at that time, so I was tensed. But for 'Brahmotsavam,' honestly speaking, I am more excited because of its content. I have attempted something new, and I am keen to see how the audience receives it.
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I eat right and stay healthy as much as possible.
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My father is an amazing person. While he was a huge star, he never carried his stardom home and always remained simple and just our father at home. I have four siblings, and we were all very grounded. We lived a very simple life: would go in an auto rickshaw to school, played with normal boys.
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It's better to do a film that works.
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People used to say I'm weak in comedy. But, with 'Mahesh Khaelja' and 'Dookudu,' I have proved that I am good at comedy.
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I don't remake any movie, whether old or of other language.
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Any film I do needs to excite me at a script level.
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Pressure is there with any release of mine. It's more my own, as I need to surpass my own expectations.
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Over the years, with all the experience, I've become more mature about the subjects I pick. I have a better understanding of what works at the box office. Once the story is finalised, I surrender to the director and follow him. After that, my performances speak for themselves.