Actor Nani celebrated his 39th birthday last week. He was recently featured in a Telugu celebrity talk show along with Rana Daggubati, where he spoke about nepotism. The actor, who comes from a non-filmy background, has carved his niche in the industry.
Both the actors were part of the chat show ‘Nijam’ with Smita, which streams on SonyLiv. In a promo that was released, Nani compared himself with Ram Charan as he talked about the difference between being an insider and an outsider, Nani compared himself with Ram Charan. He said, “One lakh people will watch Nani’s first film, while one crore people will watch Charan’s first film. It’s the audience who is responsible for encouraging nepotism as people always want to see their idol’s sons and daughters on the big screen.”
In the same promo, Rana also shared his opinion on nepotism. He said it’s his pride to carry the legacy. “If you can’t carry on your parents’ achievements and legacy, then you’re doing a disservice to your family,” Rana said.
On the work front, Nani is getting ready for the release of his first pan-Indian project, ‘Dasara.’ Originally shot in Telugu, the movie will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam on March 30. At the teaser launch event of the movie in January, Nani opened up about the film and said it would be the movie of the year for Telugu cinema, like how RRR was from 2022.
At the teaser launch, Nani said, “Last year, RRR came from Telugu cinema. KGF and Kantara came from Kannada cinema. I can confidently and with a lot of pride say that Dasara will come from Telugu cinema in 2023.”
‘Dasara’ has been directed by debutant Srikanth Odella. It also stars Keerthy Suresh, Sai Kumar and Shine Tom Chacko. The movie is set in Singareni coal mines near Godavarikhani in Telangana.