I was not clear as to what I wanted to be part of but definitely I was very clear what I never wanted to be part of. “… I was quite afraid because somewhere I was reluctant to be part of the template which I could see forming on the OTT platform.
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His co-star Samantha Ruth Prabhu from The Family Man as well as the show’s creators Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK were present on ground for the panel here.īajpayee said the series came to him at a time when he was flooded with offers from various digital platforms but he was afraid about taking them up as he saw the content being confined to a “template” on the web. He was speaking at the panel discussion Creating Cult Icons: India’s own James Bond (007) with The Family Man via a video call. Also, there is always some political outfits to raise some issues, so let’s socialize such epic characters like how we did in Jai Lava Kusa”, signs off NTR.Also Read | The Family Man Season 2 review: Samantha Akkineni is the real weapon in OG Manoj Bajpayee’s show See, Baahubali worked because it’s a pure fiction but bringing back mythological characters is a different story. “Today’s audiences are not willing to watch mythological characters. NTR says that audiences these days are not interested to watch mythological films, which is his grandad’s forte. Anyone can make his biopic but I don’t have the guts to play my granddad”. On the possibility of making a biopic of his granddad NTR, the actor says “My granddad belongs to everyone in the state. I even copied his Vasantha Mullai in Kantri”, adds the actor. “Hands down Vijay is my favorite dancer in Tamil. Their screen presence is something that you would even forget to blink”, says an excited NTR, who didn’t forget to heap praise of Vijay’s dancing skills. “I’m a huge fan of Rajinikanth and then, Ajith. My question is who would act as Vikram in Telugu?”, asks NTR. “My friends and associates are now requesting me to remake Vikram Vedha but the film worked in Tamil mainly because of the apt actors. “I was offered Kaaka Kaaka but didn’t do because felt I was too young to do the role but now things are different”, recalls NTR. The way audience watch movies in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh/Telangana are totally different”, says NTR, who is a big fan of director Bala’s Pithamagan. “I’ve to stabilize things here in Tollywood but if given a chance, would like to different roles in Tamil how Dhanush did Shamitabh and Raanjhanaa in Hindi. Unlike his contemporaries Mahesh Babu and Allu Arjun, Jr NTR is not interested in bilinguals. His presence has changed me a lot as a person”, smiles the actor. “He is the purest soul, he doesn’t know who I’m and I want him to enjoy the life to the fullest. Jr NTR says that his point of view has changed after the arrival of his son. Talking about Jai, “He is someone who yearns for recognition from his own brothers, there is a backstory for his evil nature”, says the actor. The three characters are written in such a way that you can cast three different actors”, explains NTR. “What really excited me in Jai Lava Kusa is the drama and emotions.