Was it the script of Kalavaramaye Madilo that made you sign the film?
It was primarily the script. I had been hearing a lot of scripts after Ashta Chamma and Kalavaramaye Madilo was packaged in a very interesting way. People have seen the bubbly side of me in Ashta Chamma and the serious side in Subramaniapuram but Kalavaramaye Madilo was a neat blend of the two. I am not a fan of heroine-centric films or hero-centric films. It’s the script that matters. Had you watched Satish’s Hope earlier? Did you know him? When Subramaniapuram released, I had a preview in the morning and evening in Hyderabad. After the morning show, the word spread and a lot of people whom I didn’t invite turned up. Satish garu was one of them. I didn’t even know who he was. He introduced himself to me, watched the movie, praised me and left. I remember meeting him later and he said he had seen Ashta Chamma five times, he loved the film and he has a script for me. He gave a call and then narrated the line. He previewed Hope for my parents, Kamal (Kamaraju), me and everybody. When I s
