Chiranjeevi: Why did chiranjeevi turn to commercial films? Told the reason, said- commercial cinema was the way
The actor said during the conversation, I am very fortunate that I was cast in a film even before completing the acting course from FTII. Before it was released, a veteran filmmaker like K. balachander sir cast me in a film. Then a film was made with veterans like bapu garu and K. Vishwanath garu. In the early stages of my career, I got the privilege of working with some of the best filmmakers. Also, I was honing my skills to entertain the audience through dance, action, and other things. They started liking me even more. '
The megastar further told what kind of films his heart beats for. He said, 'My fans, the general public, they want to see me in things like action, great dance. However, my heart wanted me to work in the films of K.B. Sir, Bharathiraja, andK.V. I was confused about whether I should do films with legends like S.G. Garu and bapu Garu.' chiranjeevi opened up about his dilemma and said, 'Let's talk about 1983. 'Khaidi', which gave me star status, had a serious character and great dance sequences. The next week, I did 'Mantri Gari Veyankudu' directed by bapu Garu. It was a naughty character and it was also a huge success.'
In many ways, the actor believes that K Balachander's 'Rudraveena' was a milestone in his career. He said, 'With time, I understood that work satisfaction is not as important as getting the producers their money back. Take 'Rudraveena', for example. It won the 'Nargis Award' for 'Best Feature Film' on National Integration, Best music Direction for Ilaiyaraaja sir, 'Best Male Playback Singer' for SP Balasubrahmanyam, and also won a few state awards. As an actor too, I got critical acclaim, but, as a producer, it was a big failure. That was not the situation I wanted. I also have a responsibility towards my producers. So, I slowly inclined towards commercial films.'
The veteran actor revealed that his 'brother SPB' often asked him not to focus on just action films and do projects like 'Dangal'. Chiranjeevi said, 'I told him that I want to make performance-based subjects, but the producers are not happy. So, commercial cinema was the way.'