Dasara star Nani on being called Natural star: I find it funny and weird

Telugu actor Nani recently opened up on how he got nickname 'natural star'. actor, in an interview, revealed Telugu media came up with name 'Sahaja Natudu', which basically translates to 'Natural Actor'.

Speaking to Pinkvilla, Nani said, "I found it funny, I found it weird. y used to call me ‘Sahaja Natudu’ when y wrote an article about me. n that slowly changed into a Natural Actor in a film called ‘Janda Pai Kapiraju’ and after that, it was in Bhale Bhale Magadivoy that tag was put on screen. It was a fun film and I thought it was a funny film so ok.”

However, Nani continues by saying that he first had second thoughts about title and wanted to take it out of his later flicks. Yet, he recalls how y attempted to remove title from two of his later films and how fans responded angrily, leading to term remaining.

Nani continues by saying he never again had second thoughts about utilising title in his movies because everyone who loves him agreed that it fit him.

Nani's upcoming projects

On work front, Nani is currently busy promoting his upcoming film Dasara, which will release Pan-India on March 30. film  is set against backdrop of Singareni coal mines near Godavarikhani of Telangana. 

Nani spoke about Dasara previously during launch of film in February. He described film as “pure raw, rustic, and adrenaline-rush”. During launch of teaser, Nani spoke about how RRR, as a Telugu film, became a worldwide hit throughout world, and KGF and Kantara also gained recognition. He boldly said that in 2023, Dasara will gain same recognition. 

“Last year, RRR came from Telugu cinema,” said Nani. He added, “KGF and Kantara came from Kannada cinema. I can confidently and with a lot of pride say that Dasara will come from Telugu cinema in 2023.” Besides Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Prakash Raj, Samuthirakani, Deekshith Shetty, Meera Jasmine, Roshan Maw, Rajendra Prasad, Sai Kumar, Zarina Wahab, Shamna Kasim and ors also feature in Dasara in supporting roles.