In 'The Beginning,' each one of us was introduced, but the audience didn't know our back stories and the drama. You wouldn't have known how deep Bhallaladeva's jealousy for Baahubali is.Collection: Jealousy
I don't stress too much on things, be it failure or success.Collection: Failure
I have been in the industry for about 15 years, and every day has been a learning experience, thanks to changing trends and technology.Collection: Learning
I have grown fond of the food which is made in Barkas, and I try to go there at least once a week. Some of the food joints don't even have a proper name, but it's so different compared to rest of the places in Hyderabad.Collection: Food
Most of the things in your life are not in your control - the family you are born into, the parents, and the siblings you have. It is only friendship and love that you create for yourself in this lifetime.Collection: Friendship
I've been a part of cool films without even romancing.
We are moving into a phase where what was once alternative cinema is becoming mainstream. I like being in that space.
You never know when you actually fall in love.
If you live the way others want you to, you are called a nice guy. If you live the way you want, you are called selfish.
'Naa Ishtam' is my first commercial Telugu film. That was exciting.
It wasn't easy to shoot for 'Baahubali.' It was very painful and annoying.
It's always nice to have another filmmaker to reassure you that you are making a good quality film.
I made a decent debut in Bollywood with 'Dum Maaro Dum.'
For two years, I was without a movie down South, and 'Department' proved a disaster; people don't even remember the film.
A myth that operated for a year was that my broad structure secretly held a deadly body. I was so wary of my burgeoning tummy that I would conceal it by wearing very loose clothes.
For evening workouts, I work out two body parts; a big muscle and a small, like, say, the chest and the triceps. I lift crazy weights and take no breaks while I'm at it.
Hyderabad can be harsh to a foodie like me. The haleems and the biryanis are in your face. It's hard to overcome temptations and harder not to binge.
I love to be in the entertainment space, and my aim is to create new content and entertain people, whether it's in movies or on TV.
I truly believe that cinema is a collaborative effort, and as long as I get to tell, and be part of, interesting stories and work with genuine people, I don't see any project as a 'risk.'
Thanos is undoubtedly the most powerful entity and villain the world has ever seen - he is virtually indestructible. Imagine a villain so menacing that all the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and their allies have to come together in a hope to defeat this one guy; such characters come to you once in a lifetime!
Before I became an actor, I was a producer and a visual effects supervisor. Our industry wasn't making the kind of films I was interested in.
I am becoming the 'war lord' actor, be it in 'Baahubali' or 'Ghazi' or 'Madai Thiranthu.' I am proud to be a part of these films.
I love the characters in 'Wolf of Wall Street' and 'House of Cards.'
Any skill requires training. I took the corporate approach to acting and wanted to develop the necessary skills.
'Leader' is a political drama. It's the story of a character who understands what the people want.
I want to do films in as many genres - action, fantasy, period, classic love stories - as I can. I don't want to pigeon-hole myself.
When I watch films, I skip songs. I don't like them.
I have never understood why promotion is such a big thing in Hindi films.
I loved 'A Wednesday'; it is one of my top favourite films of all time.
I find Katrina Kaif attractive and would like to work with her some day.
I don't enjoy doing over-the-top action entertainers.
I grew up understanding cinema from early on and was soon cinema-literate.
I don't want to do the song-dance formula; there are many people doing it, right?
It was the reason why I became an actor - to tell new stories - and I stick to that, which is how I found 'Ghazi.'
I enjoy being myself on television, where I am not enacting a character.
By logic, it's a handicap. If I shut one eye, I can't see from the other eye. But it is one of those things which I don't think too much about. One needs to have the strength to move forward.
I am really happy with the appreciation 'Baahubali' is receiving. Its success proves that if you back the right content, it can travel across the country and the globe.
'Baahubali' team is not after numbers. If we would have been number guys, we would have never made a film with such a huge budget. We just wanted to make the biggest war film of this country, but what it has achieved is amazing.
I have grown up reading Marvel Comics and Marvel movies with their intricately woven storylines. It is fascinating to see how Marvel has created characters and stories that resonate so well with audiences across the globe, making movies at a scale that one had never before imagined.
Genetically, I am built big and strong.
I always believe an actor is as good as the content as he gets or chooses.
I'm definitely open to doing a Malayalam film.
I've always been a big fan of Anjali Menon as a director and have watched most of her films, too.
I believe that you become a better actor only when you work with people far better than you are.
Social media is just a platform. What some people decide to do with it results in something good or bad.
My thatha's death was the biggest blow I've dealt with in all my life. I have never seen death in my family, especially not of someone who's so close to me... I might be this big guy from the outside, but I'm very sensitive when it comes to my family.
'Ghazi' has underwater stunts and was physically taxing. That added to my cardio routine.
As a child, I was into cricket and boxing in school.
Each character, be it the antagonist or the protagonist, brings with himself his own personality... and I have tried to stay true to each one of them; each is enjoyable in their own way!
It's awesome that we can make more and more movies that are crossing boundaries.