'Ninnu Kori' urges us to take a broader view of life, look past stumbling blocks, and rise above self sympathy.

'Pilla Zamindar' is a fun film. I enjoyed working in it.

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.

When I worked as an assistant director in 2007, Indraganti Mohan Krishna offered me a lead role. Now, the same director has made me a villain in 'Gentleman.'

'Manu' is one of the best albums. The climax song will be a trump card for all break-up songs. Everybody will talk about the language of the lyrics.

With good content, a solid director can make a film without a superstar.

I wish that 'Yama Pasham' will be a bigger hit than 'Krishnagaadi Veera Prema Gaadha.'

When we did 'Ashta Chamma,' I never thought people will pay money to watch me on screen. I never took myself seriously back then.

After 'Dhayyam' and 'Conjuring,' a film that really scared me is 'Gruham.'

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.

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

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.

Anjana knew me inside out even before we got hitched, and now married life is blissful. We are very happy.

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.'

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.

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.

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.'

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Since I am an outsider, I never knew how it feels to have a superstar in one's family.

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

My personal opinion is that an actor shouldn't bother himself about expanding his market. He or she should just do good films.

I do films that amuse me and I can enjoy watching.

After the release of 'Ashta Chemm,' several producers and directors came with similar roles in their films. But I doesn't want to do stereo type roles and do something different for each film, and refused them.

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

'KAY' is the kind of film you can watch with your family and enjoy for 2.5 hours.

Take me to any other film industry, and they will be wondering why Telugu audiences love me so much.

I miss a lot of things; that's the price one pays for stardom. I miss standing in queues, buying tickets, and watching films first day first show. It isn't the same going to preview theatres or multiplexes and trying to stay incognito.

There are two categories of actresses: performance-oriented ones and glamourous ones.

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

I believe the audience likes to see well-defined characters on screen than just larger-than-life heroes.

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

When I truly like a film or my part, it shows on screen.

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

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.

'Bigg Boss' is the biggest show in the world, and I'm sure anyone would want to host it, but not me.

When films fail, we definitely feel bad because, as a team, we put in so much effort.

Whenever I bump into Rajamouli sir, I jokingly ask him about 'Eega 2.' As a fan of 'Eega,' I want the sequel.

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

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

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.