19 January 2025
Hyderabad
Last seen in Naa Saami Ranga, which was a profitable venture for the production Srinivasaa Silver Screen, King Nagarjuna’s next release would be Kubera alongside Dhanush. Beginning his career in 1986, the actor has done close to 100 films so far and he says he cannot imagine his life without movies. “I can’t. Imagine the times of COVID-19 without movies or entertainment. What would have happened? People would have gone a bit crazy. Movies take you to a different zone, and you forget what is happening around you,” the actor said in a recent interview.
As someone who has been a constant face in Telugu cinema since late ‘80s, how does he see the future of cinema? “It’s a fantastic time for movies because OTT platforms have come out now. It is also a good time for new talents and storytelling. You can go anywhere you like and you will find an audience. You can watch a film in a foreign language and also connect with it. This has been happening a lot post-pandemic.
“Look what happened to Indian cinema, and specifically Telugu cinema; it has gone all over the world. It is not only entertaining the masses in India but it is entertaining the masses elsewhere also. I am also watching Mexican, Korean and South American films here and I am absolutely enjoying them. It truly is a fantastic time for filmmaking,” he said.
To a question on what the Indian film industry should keep in mind, he stated, “Unity and collective voices are all words that are easier said than done. What I feel the Indian filmmakers need to do is to be proud of Indian culture, be rooted in it and not try to ape some other culture that is alien to us. I think that’s all we need to do, and then we will go places because we have so many stories to be told here.”
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