Vaibhav endeared himself to the audience with his performance in 'Goa'. He shares with us the fun that he had on the sets and talks about his new films.
Famous dad
Yes, I could have done anything in this world of cinema as my father Kodandarami Reddy is a well known director in the Telugu film industry, but I chose to become an actor. I did my Bachelor degree in commerce and an acting course in the United Kingdom. This was simply because I have always dreamt of becoming a great actor.
Team Goa - Bad English is our forte
(Laughs) We all speak bad English, no second thoughts about it. Jai’s character was etched in such a way that he was projected as the one with horrible grammar. But I don’t want to single him out; I would say we all are bad with English.
Working with friends
Except for Jai, I have known all the other guys from childhood. Venkat Prabhu’s persona usually gets rubbed off on the team. We all joke around on the sets pulling each other’s legs, but that’s the way we work. He gives you complete freedom to come up with lines that weren’t written in the first place. It was Jai who came up with the famous Hindi dialogue in Goa, it wasn’t written originally. Shiva came up with a lot of dialogues during the dubbing of Saroja, and Venkat decided to keep that as well.
‘I might become a mass hero’
First I need to prove myself as an actor, and then may be I can think of becoming as big as Ajith or Vijay. I think mass heroes need to have an appeal and that is not easy. Right now, I am just trying to do good roles.
The other side of Venkat
He never lets you sleep; he has a very bad habit of snoring that can really put off people. He can fall asleep even during a short five-minute trip and he snores every time he sleeps.
‘I won’t charge any money’
Venkat and I are good friends and I wouldn’t mind if he asks me to act for free. Apart from him, I think I would act for free if I get a chance with Bala or Mani Ratnam.
Gyan from Premji
I learnt a lot from Premji, he is good with checking continuity between the shots. He is confident in whatever he does, even though his roles are a bit quirky. He is a movie freak and watches every other film that gets released. He picks up dialogues from those films, improvises on them and delivers them in his own style. And then they catch on with the public.
Taskmaster — Sasi Kumar
It’s a myth that Sasi Kumar is a very strict taskmaster. In fact, before I started shooting for his film (the film is yet to be titled) Jai used to tell me that he had a short fuse and would even hit his actors. Even Sasi told me that his style of working would be completely different from Venkat Prabhu’s.
But only after I started working in the film, did I realise that Jai and Sasi Kumar were trying to pull my leg. Sasi is very friendly to work with. Venkat and Sasi are two extremes. Venkat gives you complete freedom to even change the dialogues, while Sasi Kumar will not rest until he gets what he wants from his actors.