‘I AM A SUCCESSFUL ACTOR, GOOD WRITER AND A FAILED DIRECTOR’
SAYS THE MULTITALENTED ADIVI SESH, WHO HAS CARVED A NICHE FOR HIMSELF IN THE FILM INDUSTRY WITH MANY HIT FILMS TO HIS CREDIT
Adivi Sesh was never averse to taking risks as long as it indulged his creative cravings. His roles in the initial stages of his career were of a lighter vein. But with time and a decade’s journey in cinema, he has evolved as an intense actor. “It all changed after being part of Baahubali,” says the versatile actor. “My graph from Panjaa to Baahubali was heading in one direction. Being an outsider I didn’t get too many opportunities. The audience too doesn’t believe in endorsing someone who they don’t know, so it took time for me to adapt and understand the industry dynamics,” he
says, adding that with Kshanam, he rebranded himself as an actor who can make his choices. “‘Listen to your heart’ was what I had learnt with the success of Kshanam,” he said, and since then he never looked for validation.
The super success of Kshanam was followed up by even bigger hits like Goodachari and Evaru. He
feels sheer hard work, relentless pursuits, focus and determination made him come this far. Interestingly, he reveals that these are the qualities he found in Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan (who was martyred in action during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks) on whose life his next film, Major, is
based on.
MOVING TOWARDS HINDI CINEMA
As South films have made a smooth transition to the north and are gaining to capture the
national market, Sesh too, with Major, is foraying heading there.
Is that a planned move? “Certainly not. I believe Major is the right kind of story to be
told across the country. People only paid tributes to Major Sandeep’s heroism, but not to the way he led his life. I wanted to make a film on him from the moment I learnt about him after the Mumbai attacks. As I began to learn more about Major Sandeep’s heroics and the way he led his life, I became a big fan of his,” reveals Sesh. Earlier, South actors weren’t accepted as
heroes in