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Fanboy moment to be working with Mahesh Babu, Murugadoss: Priyadarshi
Young actor Priyadarshi Pullikonda says he was star struck when he got to work with Mahesh Babu, AR Murugadoss and Santosh Sivan.
Actor Priyadarshi Pullikonda will soon be seen as Mahesh Babu’s friend in an upcoming yet untitled Telugu-Tamil bilingual film. The young actor says he will be star struck working with the likes of AR Murugadoss and cinematographer Santosh Sivan.
“It’s a fanboy moment, you know, to be working alongside Mahesh, Murugadoss sir and Santosh Sivan sir. I am going to be starstruck, but at the same time I look forward to learning from them,” said Priyadarshi, who will join the sets of the film here on Wednesday.
He had already spent a day with the team in Hyderabad.
“It was wonderful meeting Mahesh and Murugadoss sir. I’m also excited to work with actor RJ Balaji because we play the same roles. While I play Mahesh’s friend in the Telugu version, he will play the same role in the Tamil version,” he said, adding that the makers are treating the film as a bonafide bilingual project.
Priyadarshi rose to fame following the success of Telugu indie hit Pellichoopulu. His role as Kaushik, with a Telangana accent, left audiences in splits.
His performance in the film even won over Mahesh Babu.
“Mahesh told me he loved the film, describing it as a breath of fresh air. Even Rakul Preet Singh, who plays the leading lady in this project, said she thoroughly enjoyed the film,” he said.
Priyadarshi is also a part of Hunterrr, the eponymous Telugu remake of the Hindi adult comedy, apart from the Gopichand Malineni directorial Angel, Darshakudu and director Mahesh Katti’s next.
