Chiranjeevi is my inspiration : Maanas [Interview]

Maanas, who acted as child artist in over ten films and has attracted everyone as hero in films like 'Jhalak' and 'Green Signal' expressed confidence that his upcoming film, 'Kaai Raja Kaai' will be successful. Siva Ganesh, who worked as an assistant of Maruthi, is making his debut as the director with this film. The film is gearing up for a release soon.

We caught up with Maanas for an interview. Excerpts from the interview.

Won many awards

I had acted as a child artist in over 10 films like 'Narasimha Naidu', 'Veede', 'Arjun', 'Pandavulu' etc. I even won the best child artist award for the film, 'Hero', directed by Sunil Kumar Reddy. I won many awards as a child artist.

As hero, I acted in the films 'Jhalak' and 'Green Signal'. 'Kaai Raja Kaai' is my third film.

Chiranjeevi inspired me

I like dance so much from my childhood and Mega Star Chiranjeevi inspired me with his dances. I used to watch his every film for his dances. My parents saw me dancing for 'Raamma Chilakamma' song from 'Choodalani Vundi' and encouraged me to get trained in acting and dances.

He referred me

According the script of 'Kaai Raja Kaai', two heroes should act in the film. After taking Ram Khanna, when the director was looking for a second hero, 'Green Signal' director Vijay suggested my name telling him that I am a good performer. When director Siva Ganesh narrated the story to me, I liked it so much and immediately agreed to act in the film.

Will be interesting

Ram Khanna and I acted as the heroes in this film. Josh Ravi played an important character and he will entertain. I played Anand, a guy who has many responsibilities. He comes to the city in search of job. After some time, he understands that it is very difficult for a degree holder to find a job, in a situation where many M.B.A. and M.C.A degree holders are not able to get it. Some how, he finds a job in a M.L.A's house and loves his daughter. After that M.L.A's tries to attack him and there are some chase sequences.

Kaai Raja Kaai game changes the life of the three friends and what happens next will be interesting.

Blend of all commercial elements

The film has all the commercial elements including action, comedy, romance, love and friendship. Josh Ravi's character will be very entertaining and the heroines will attract with their acting. Every artist performed well in this film. Director Siva Ganesh has extracted good acting out of us. The film will be a treat for every section of the audiences and we are confident that the film will be successful.

Want to attract them

I want to also attract mass audiences playing a lover boy. It is very difficult but nothing is impossible if we work hard. I am working out for body fitness.I am always ready to play characters, which got importance in the story. I want to be called as a good actor.

Three films

Currently, I am acting as hero in two films. One film is in a big banner. The shooting of this film is currently going on in the surroundings of Nellore. The shooting has been almost completed. Three films are in discussion and the details will be revealed soon.

I was approached to act in a Tamil film, produced by a big banner. But the director and producer asked me to allot bulk dates. I am not ready to leave Telugu films till the completion of it and so I haven't said my decision yet. My first preference will be always Telugu.

We rounded off the interview wishing Maanas all the very best.

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