I really like this genre. I like anything that entertains -- for example Tom and Jerry. In Telugu, I love watching Jandhyala garu's films.

When I heard the script of Ashta Chamma I could imagine a young Rajendra Prasad and in Telugu, I don't think there is another brilliant actor like him.

Timing, like you said, is important. I was also scared that if I faltered in the timing, the beautiful dialogues Mohan wrote would become flat. I was afraid but I managed.

You were also a RJ (radio jockey) with World Space Radio. Did that help you in dubbing especially in voice modulation?

A hundred per cent yes. I never spoke such good Telugu. When I joined World Space, my colleagues used to rag me about my Telugu. They would always correct me.

In the reviews of Ashta Chamma all wrote that my diction was good. So I think full credit goes to World Space. I took in all the advice given to me and it really did help.

What made you get into cinema? Were you interested in it since childhood?

Yeah. I have been crazy about cinema since childhood. When I was very young, if my parents told me to go sleep when there was a film on TV, I used to cry.

I grew up watching Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna's films. When I was doing my intermediate and degree courses, I used to bunk college and go to watch films. While my friends spoke about how good the songs were, I used to look at the film from the technical angle. Then I thought I should join films as an AD. I wanted to direct films. Acting is an unexpected twist.

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