All these years, when someone praised my work, I would feel lucky.

I have not seen the Hindi version or the first season of 'Big Boss Telugu.' I will bring my own style to the show, using my understanding of how the format works.

Nobody has tried anything like this in Telugu cinema. 'Eega' is a landmark film.

There was a notion that I could do only niche films like 'Yevade Subramanyam' or 'Krishna Gaadi'... I wanted to break that and draw in a larger audience so that next time I do a so-called niche film, more people might come out to watch it.

Sometimes we postpone releases because of another big film or some other reasons. In the end, the big film, too, postpones, and the impact is on the small films. So once you decide on a release date, you have to go ahead with it.

It's not sinking in, as I still believe I am a kid! And now I am going to have a kid. I'm slowly digesting it.

Keerthy Suresh knows how to improvise and reworks her expression on the spot.

A real blockbuster is one where everyone, from a small technician to a distributor, gets profits. The true success of a film is when every person involved is happy.

I have realised that I am not cut out for the regular, commercial potboilers. I know I don't have it in me to do such films.

With the success of 'Yevade Subramanyam' and 'Bhale Magadivoy,' the audience's faith in me has increased, which is a good sign.

I'd rather fail doing what I believe in and feel satisfied that I tried.

I did get to work as a technician with Bapu in 'Radha Gopalam.'

My career wasn't planned, never had any targets. I just go by my instincts, and I think I am doing good work.

When I entered the industry, I wanted to work with good directors like Mani Ratnam and Gautam Menon; that's why I did Tamil films. I realised later that I was not adding anything to the Tamil scripts and that it was a waste of time for me.

All these years, when someone praised my work, I would feel lucky.

Script wise, the story of 'Eega' is universal. It's a simple story which everyone can understand.

The title 'Vaisakham' sounds so good because it's a pure Telugu title. When I watched the trailer, it became clear to me that it's a pucca commercial movie.

It was a wonderful experience working with Nagarjuna sir. I mean, I never expected this to happen. For me, who watched his films standing in a queue at theatres, and now sharing the screen with him is a huge thing.

A director is a director. We shouldn't categorize one into a this or that director.

B.A. Raju garu is very knowledgeable when it comes to cinema. He has sound analysis.

It's a happy thing if a film does good business.

Even in the wildest of my dreams, I didn't expect this love and affection as an actor.

I and Dil Raju guru have always wanted to work with each other. He had sent to me stories, 4-5 over the years, but somehow, something was not perfect with them. But when I listened to 'Nenu Local,' I felt the time had arrived.

Even when I was doing three films a year, I would somehow find two weeks to spend time with my family apart from the regular weekend breaks. But 'Bigg Boss' took up more time than I had expected. On top of it, I also had to shoot for 'Devadas.'

I respect Srikanth garu, I worked as an assistant director for his film 'Radha Gopalam.'

I'm glad that so many directors are keen to work with me.

When the characters are believable and endearing, action scenes, for example, make an impact. Otherwise, the audience gets no kick out of action. The biggest strength of 'MCA' is that its characters are real.

Usually, I don't revisit a scene once shot. However, in 'Gentleman,' every morning on the sets, I had to revisit the last four scenes and then shoot for the next set of scenes.

My journey with Krishna Vamsi had started with revenge and ended with love. When I went to Krishna Vamsi's office to work as an assistant director, I was sent out. Then I had thought they might one day need me.

I used to play cricket every day till Class X but lost touch with it ever since.

Gossips are fine if they are within limits. But they shouldn't be obnoxious.