Actor Rana Daggubati is about to make his comeback to the silver display together with his much-awaited movie Haathi Mere Saathi. Directed by Prabhu Solomon, the movie presents him in a task fairly completely different from his onscreen persona, and that is what makes it particular for the actor. In Daggubati’s phrases, his character of Bandev is any person who’s “beyond us”.
Talking about why he took up Haathi Mere Saathi, the Baahubali star stated, “With every such film, you explore a new world. It teaches you a lot and you grow as an actor. Also, even the audience gets entertained by such concepts. So, I had no other option but to experiment.”
In the film, Daggubati performs a person named Bandev who has grown up within the jungle and considers elephants as his household. The trailer of the movie, which launched on Thursday, exhibits how Bandev is able to go to any extent to maintain the jungle and its elephants protected. Director Prabhu Solomon feels Bandev is near Tarzan.
Though initially, Daggubati had issue in understanding his character, he additionally believes, “Bandev is the noblest character I have played till date, a character you want to exist in the society.” The 36-year-old actor spent an entire yr within the jungle to grasp nature, the character and the animals. He stated the expertise of taking pictures for the movie “changed me as a human being forever. We spent a year in the forest and it changed our understanding of wildlife.”
For Daggubati working with elephants was a studying expertise. He stated, “For me, elephants were the wisest co-actors. I learned from them a lot more than I learned from my other co-stars.”
The actor, who has labored in movies like Ghazi and Baahubali, additionally shared his ideas on OTT vs theatrical releases. He stated that whereas the yr 2020 has modified folks’s viewing expertise and preferences, nonetheless there are movies that deserve viewing on the massive display. But he agrees that the 2 medium will proceed to remain and flourish collectively.
On a concluding be aware, when quizzed if his spouse Miheeka contributes to his resolution of engaged on a movie or takes curiosity in his initiatives, the actor laughed and stated, “No, she’s figuring out what I do for a living.”
Apart from Haathi Mere Saathi, Rana Daggubati can even be seen in Virata Parvam. The movie, directed by Venu Udugula, additionally stars Sai Pallavi within the lead position and is scheduled for April 30 launch.
