Actor Nani revealed in an interview recently that he didn’t contact his ‘Eega’ director SS Rajamouli after his Oscar win for ‘RRR.’ He said he didn’t message or call the director, adding that his relationship with Rajamouli goes beyond professional ties. ‘Naatu Naatu’ bagged an Oscar award last month. It became the first Indian production to win in the Original Song category.
In an interview, Nani opened up on why he didn’t call or message Rajamouli after the victory. He said, “I could have called him but I didn’t want to because I knew that the whole world would be calling him and I know exactly what that feels like. I wished him on Twitter and he replied there. Their phones must have blew up with messages. It must have been madness! I just didn’t want my message to be added to that list.”
Meanwhile, on the work front, Nani’s ‘Dasara’ became his first Rs 100 Crore grossing film. Directed by debutant Odell Srikanth, it features Nani as ‘Dharani.’ It also stars Keerthy Suresh, Shine Tom Chacko and Dheekshith Shetty in key roles.
Originally shot in Telugu, ‘Dasara’ was released in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. Last week, Rajamouli took to Twitter to heap praise on the film. He wrote, “Amidst the rugged landscape and raw characters, Srikanth Odella manages a tender heart-touching love story. Career best performance by Nani. Keerthy cake walks through her role. Every actor's performance was noteworthy. Cinematography is first class. Special mention to the background score. Hearty Congratulations to the #Dasara team on the wonderful success.”