Aadarsh Balakrishna, who will be pitted against Ram Charan in upcoming Telugu film Govindudu Andarivadele, wants to be known as a villain.
“I would like to make a mark as a bad guy given that we don’t have too many villains of my age. I don’t want to discriminate between hero and villain roles because playing the baddie has always worked out for me,” Balakrishna said.
He admits he has fun playing the baddie, but says he wants to be “as versatile as possible as an actor”.
“What I really look forward to in a role is that it has to be very important to the story and should be directly proportional to the screen time,” he said.
He says he doesn’t mind being hated for his negative roles, especially against Ram Charan, as he believes it will eventually bring him admiration.
“As a villain when you’re hated more, that’s when you’re admired the most I guess. I really want people to hate me after this film. I would want them to probably come and even stone my house. If they do something like that, I will consider my job well done,” he said.
Balakrishna says the audience will see him as loud and aggressive in the role.
“At times, all that they will see from me is just a cold stare. I’m eagerly looking forward to see it on screen,” he said.
Balakrishna, who started his career in Nagesh Kukunoor’s Iqbal, describes Charan as a friendly co-star. “Ram is very friendly to work with. I have known him even before we became actors. Both of us were not friends, but we’ve known each other. We’ve played cricket together growing up, went to the same school and coaching camp. It’s been great working with his so far,” he added.
Govindudu Andarivadele, which is currently in production, is being directed by Krishna Vamsi. It also features Kajal Agarwal, Meka Srikanth and Kamalinee Mukherjee.
Working with filmmaker Vamsi is “unnerving”, says Balakrishna.
“He [Krishna Vamsi] is not someone who would get easily convinced. You really need to slog it out because he’s never easily satisfied. It’s really hard to get him to complement you. But that’s what has kept me going and has pushed me to give my best,” he said.
“He focuses a lot on his characters. He expects us to remember who we are as characters as he doesn’t like to tell us about it. Overall, It’s been fantastic working with him,” he added.
Balakrishna is currently awaiting the release of Telugu crime comedy Superstar Kidnap. He will also be seen in a cameo in the Telugu remake of Aashiqui 2 titled Nee Jathaga Nenundali.
