Tall dark and handsome might end up being heroes anywhere, but inTollywood, they become villains. And young actors who have been playingnegative shades till date are trying their luck now by playing lead hero roles.While a few of them already signed up projects, others are carefullyevaluating the scripts that would give them a 'break' in the industry.
25 movies old Ajay, who played villain in Simhadri, Vikramarkudu, Sye and as buddy of hero in Pokiri, Sainikudu, Chatrapati bagged a lead hero role in 'Aa Okkadu'. Ajay who is the hero of this movie which is all set to release atthe end of this month explains that having acted as a 'bad boy' in so manyfilms, it was tough for him to be in hero's shoes."I always wanted to do negative roles in the industry. I wanted to be an actorand never aspired to be a hero. There is always a demand for young boyswith muscle to take beatings from hero. So I decided to play villain roles. Itwas tough for me to garb the role of a hero, having done so many negativeshade and hero's buddy characters" explains Ajay, B.Com graduate fromcity's Bhavan's college.Infact Tollywood had many villain turned heroes who have made it big. Actor Mohan Babu, Srihari, Srikanth, Gopichand all started off as villainsand tuned heroes. Young actors without any film background usually don'tmind accepting villain roles. The roles give them contacts in the industryand an opportunity to prove themselves too. Directors are knocking the doors of actor Subba Raju too with lead roleoffers. He says 'hero' runs the show in the movie and has a greatresponsibility which is why he is cautious before accepting any lead role inthe film. Sources say that he is all set to play a hero role in the remake of a Kannada film,
"I played negative, comic and hero buddy roles in Telugu, Kannada andTamil. I am flooded with offers and have heard a lot of scripts. It is a littlescary to accept the lead role as it is a big responsibility. Well thediscussions are on and I have not finalised any project as yet. I might end upplaying ' lead hero' role very soon" hopes Subba Raju.
Senior Villain turned heroes claim that it is the script, the acting whichmatters and that the audience are more than willing to watch if it is a goodcinema. They say it is a kind of 'promotion' to be a hero of a movie than playa negative or character in the film." I act in whatever role comes my way. Though I have played hero roles andvillain, I don't mind signing up for any character as long as the script isinnovative. Getting a hero role from a negative shade is certainly considereda promotion as the whole story in the film revolves around him. Peopleaccept villain turned heroes and actors like Srikanth and Mohanbabu, haveproved it through their box office success" says actor Rajeev Kanakala senior villain turned hero. Interstingly, most of them don't mind doing negative roles after acting ashero in one movie.
" I may be a hero of the movie now. But I am known to the people fornegative charecters. I will certainly continue doing those roles evenhereafter" Ajay says.The directors and producers in the industry say that they don't mind casting any one for the 'hero' role as long as they are performing and suit the role.
Film critics say that the young villains now are also handsome and wellgroomed unlike a few years ago which makes it easy for directors to cast them.
25 movies old Ajay, who played villain in Simhadri, Vikramarkudu, Sye and as buddy of hero in Pokiri, Sainikudu, Chatrapati bagged a lead hero role in 'Aa Okkadu'. Ajay who is the hero of this movie which is all set to release atthe end of this month explains that having acted as a 'bad boy' in so manyfilms, it was tough for him to be in hero's shoes."I always wanted to do negative roles in the industry. I wanted to be an actorand never aspired to be a hero. There is always a demand for young boyswith muscle to take beatings from hero. So I decided to play villain roles. Itwas tough for me to garb the role of a hero, having done so many negativeshade and hero's buddy characters" explains Ajay, B.Com graduate fromcity's Bhavan's college.Infact Tollywood had many villain turned heroes who have made it big. Actor Mohan Babu, Srihari, Srikanth, Gopichand all started off as villainsand tuned heroes. Young actors without any film background usually don'tmind accepting villain roles. The roles give them contacts in the industryand an opportunity to prove themselves too. Directors are knocking the doors of actor Subba Raju too with lead roleoffers. He says 'hero' runs the show in the movie and has a greatresponsibility which is why he is cautious before accepting any lead role inthe film. Sources say that he is all set to play a hero role in the remake of a Kannada film,
"I played negative, comic and hero buddy roles in Telugu, Kannada andTamil. I am flooded with offers and have heard a lot of scripts. It is a littlescary to accept the lead role as it is a big responsibility. Well thediscussions are on and I have not finalised any project as yet. I might end upplaying ' lead hero' role very soon" hopes Subba Raju.
Senior Villain turned heroes claim that it is the script, the acting whichmatters and that the audience are more than willing to watch if it is a goodcinema. They say it is a kind of 'promotion' to be a hero of a movie than playa negative or character in the film." I act in whatever role comes my way. Though I have played hero roles andvillain, I don't mind signing up for any character as long as the script isinnovative. Getting a hero role from a negative shade is certainly considereda promotion as the whole story in the film revolves around him. Peopleaccept villain turned heroes and actors like Srikanth and Mohanbabu, haveproved it through their box office success" says actor Rajeev Kanakala senior villain turned hero. Interstingly, most of them don't mind doing negative roles after acting ashero in one movie.
" I may be a hero of the movie now. But I am known to the people fornegative charecters. I will certainly continue doing those roles evenhereafter" Ajay says.The directors and producers in the industry say that they don't mind casting any one for the 'hero' role as long as they are performing and suit the role.
Film critics say that the young villains now are also handsome and wellgroomed unlike a few years ago which makes it easy for directors to cast them.
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