MUMBAI: Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda is set to make his big-screen comeback with Family Star and he feels "blessed" to have such a well-written character. Deverakonda discussed his Family Star character in a recent interview, drawing parallels with the role he played in Arjun Reddy, which helped him become well-known.
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According to the actor, “I have been blessed with characters early on in my career, that have been remembered far beyond their time. Arjun Reddy with Sandeep being one. I believe the character I play in Family Star is another blessing.”
He added, “It’s nothing like Arjun Reddy; it’s different. Parasuram and me worked in Geetha Govindam. But this fellow (Deverakonda’s character in Family Star) when I heard him, it was a blessing for an actor to get a character that is written from minute 1 to minute 200 or whatever. So many layers, and so much to do. He wrote it from his own life and experiences and he built a story around certain habits and characterization he has.”
Vijay Deverakonda has earlier worked with Parasuram in his hit film Geetha Govindam, in which he was paired opposite Rashmika Mandanna.
“When he narrated it to me, I clearly saw so many bits of me growing up when I was a teenager, a young adult. It was nostalgic, and hilarious that we all do it. The serious bits I saw of my dad, and I was like this is a great story and character. I know when my producer Dil Raju heard it, he saw bits of his own life. He (Deverakonda’s character in Family Star) is an extreme version of all of us. I am not anything like him. He is an extreme cinematic version that we have seen in real life,” said the actor.
Family Star also stars Mrunal Thakur in the title role, which will premiere on screens On April 5.
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Credit- The Indian Express
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