Chennai
After hit films such as Tholiprema, Fidaa and F2 to his credit, Varun feels he has successfully broken the stereotypical hero’s image with Gaddalakonda Ganesh, in which he has a negative character. “For a long time, I was looking to do something different, something that’d break the stereotypical hero image I’ve maintained so far. I had no inhibition playing a negative character. In fact, I was on the lookout for something so exciting, and this project couldn’t have come at a better time. It gave me the opportunity to experiment and challenge myself,”Varun said.
Gaddalakonda Ganesh, directed by Harish Shankar, saw Varun play a much older character. He wondered if audiences will accept him as a 40-plus man on screen.
“I didn’t want them to see me as a young guy playing an older character. I wanted them to be convinced that I could pull off an older character and I was overwhelmed by the response. Most of my films so far have been well received but it is the first film that was truly celebrated, and I mean literally. It worked with the masses in a big way,” he said.
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