Language has never been a barrier for me. I grew up learning Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil.
I'm definitely open to doing a Malayalam film.
For 'Dum Maro Dum,' I had a diction tutor, as I had to get rid of my Hyderabadi Hindi and learn Goan Hindi. It wasn't easy, because these two kinds of Hindi were mutually incompatible. I had to unlearn one kind of Hindi and then learn a new kind.
I love the characters in 'Wolf of Wall Street' and 'House of Cards.'
I don't understand why they keep forks and spoons on the table while serving biryani. You are supposed to eat it with your hand, and I prefer it that way.
My first film, 'Leader,' created a lot of political drama. Its release was pushed back twice.
Each character, be it the antagonist or the protagonist, brings with himself his own personality... and I have tried to stay true to each one of them; each is enjoyable in their own way!
My grandfather D. Ramanaidu has been in the film business for over 50 years, so I grew up in films.
As a child, I was into cricket and boxing in school.
When I was doing 'Baahubali 2,' the story was being discussed with many people. The story evolved over 9-10 months in that way.
Cinema plays an important role in uniting the entire nation as a single unit.
Incidents of the past - a lost love, a missed opportunity - shape us and make us what we are.
I always believe an actor is as good as the content as he gets or chooses.
A myth that operated for a year was that my broad structure secretly held a deadly body. I was so wary of my burgeoning tummy that I would conceal it by wearing very loose clothes.
While we were shooting 'Baahubali,' I had a knee injury, and a few months later, Prabhas injured his shoulder. Those two injuries meant a break of around five months from the schedule. So around that time, I was doing absolutely nothing, and Neeraj Pandey called me with 'Baby.'
Social media is just a platform. What some people decide to do with it results in something good or bad.
I love to be in the entertainment space, and my aim is to create new content and entertain people, whether it's in movies or on TV.
I have grown fond of the food which is made in Barkas, and I try to go there at least once a week. Some of the food joints don't even have a proper name, but it's so different compared to rest of the places in Hyderabad.
Being a person of the armed forces is not easy. Performing it is also not easy. There is a sense of discipline and body language that you need to have throughout.
Any skill requires training. I took the corporate approach to acting and wanted to develop the necessary skills.
