Quotes About Industry

Generally, I am losing faith in telly, as we do have good dramas but not as many as there should be.

I don't think telly actors are inferior to Bollywood stars in any way.

At the time I left film school there wasn't a lot of hope for young film-makers. It was a calling card of film school to be quite slick and commercial, which might lead to getting some stuff on telly.

I love telly so much and I come from a telly background, I used to work in production.

Having done movies in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi, I have been accepted both in North and down South. I don't believe in divisions. I like to believe that I am working in the Indian film industry.

I was born and brought up in Chennai, as the entire Telugu film industry was based there.

When I was young I did not know about the Telugu film industry. Then I forayed into it and one project led to another.

Sure, I have been a part of many Telugu movies, but I got those films because of my Hindi movies.

I was getting a lot of offers in Telugu when I was shooting for 'Oh My Friend' and 'Seventh Sense.'

I have regional films, Bengali and Telugu, but always wanted to do a Marathi film especially because I think this industry makes the best comedy films.

I knew that the glamor quotient is high in Telugu movies when compared to Malayalam. Hence I was careful while opting for the roles in Tollywood.

'Baahubali's success augurs well for the Telugu film industry as a whole. It has opened up new markets.

Balancing my career between two industries has never been an issue. I started with a Telugu film and have a soft corner for the south industry, though I've grown up speaking Hindi. I don't think language can be a barrier when it comes to acting. And, since I come from a theatre background, I'm used to memorizing my lines.

Just like how you find players from different backgrounds in Indian cricket team, our Telugu industry is looking for talent, and it doesn't matter where it comes from.

When I got a Telugu film, it happened out of the blue.

As long as I am acting, I will do only Telugu films. I want to take Telugu films to the world. Everyone should talk about our films.

I find the working pattern to be the same in Bollywood as well as Tollywood. Especially because most directors of photography from the Telugu industry operate in Bollywood, too.

In Bollywood, you have to do one film at a time, and there are no mixed schedules. And doing four films at a time is out of the question. Telugu film industry works very differently. But the kind of films I'm getting here are better than what I've been offered in Bollywood.

Even when I had three Hindi films happening at the same time, Tamil and Telugu will always be an important industry considering I started my career there.

Coming from the Malayalam sets, when I went to Telugu, people told me that I wasn't acting and that it felt dead. It was very subtle in Malayalam, while it is slightly dramatic in Telugu. It is quite fascinating to understand what each industry expects of you and work according to that.

It's been a long and wonderful journey for me but feels like it was just the other day when I started my career in films. I am very grateful to this wonderful Telugu cinema industry and the audience for all the love and unflinching support without which it would not have been possible.

Telugu and Tamil industries keenly watch Malayalam movies and are appreciative of the content, be it 'Ustad Hotel,' 'Premam' or 'Bangalore Days.' They've also been listening to our music. That's how I was approached for Telugu films.

I am getting good roles in the Telugu film industry. And people are also liking my work. I dub the films myself and this makes a huge difference.

The consolidated appreciation that 'Eega' is the pride of the Telugu film industry is the biggest award I can get.