The fact that one too many unknown and inefficient actors are given character roles in Telugu films, is giving discomfiture to Kota Srinivasa Rao. Speaking at the audio release function of Swami Sathyananda yesterday, he took a dig at this phenomenon and said that Telugu people are not getting opportunities to act in Teugu films.

“One can understand if a Naseeruddin Shah or Nana Patekar is roped in our films. We are bringing in unknown faces into Tollywood. We teach them how to act and we give them hefty remuneration. I am pained to think of the fate of our future generations. We need to take care of the future of our actors. There is an urgent need for the directors and producers to think of protecting our interests.”

Lest his remarks are distorted, Kota was immediate to add that he was not selfish in making the comments. He said that he will never differentiate between big and small films.