Top 25 Satyadev Kancharana Quotes

You don’t get paid much until you establish yourself in cinema.

I prefer being the protagonist.

I also write stories and want to show these stories to the world; someday someone might want to direct them.

While doing ‘Ghazi,’ Sankalp said he wanted me for his next film. He is a genius. There is always a mini-war going on in his brain, though he is a reticent person.

When I was a child, I wanted to grow taller than a certain standard set by our teacher. When I expressed that desire, my teacher asked me if I thought of myself as a Chiranjeevi. Since then, I have heard a number of people liken the very name ‘Chiranjeevi’ to impossible achievement.

I quit my job when I was earning Rs 1.5 lakh per month, when my position was at a peak, I had a H1-B and could have gone offshore and lived comfortably. But I knew I would achieve something if I followed my heart, and gave that all up.

If I listen to 120 stories, I’d love 10 of them, seven would go on floors, four would get completed, three films will have the first copy ready, and one will release in theaters. This is how it has been for me.

The story, not the money, excites me.

Being born and brought up in Visakhapatnam, the story of the sinking of Ghazi and the 1971 Indo-Pak war was something we had grown up listening to.

Nothing came to me overnight unlike many others in the industry.

I am open to playing character roles.

I liked ‘Maheshinte Prathikaaram’ very much.

I think the term ‘hero’ comes with a lot of baggage.

I’ve known Venkatesh Maha since 2015 and we often discuss several things related to cinema and filmmaking.

I am a greedy artiste. Wherever I will find good stories, I will do it.

I watched ‘Maheshinte’… in 2016 just once.

I keep writing stories that I might want to bring to life one day.

Though I was aware that the success rate in film industry was one percent and how difficult it was to survive, I wanted to try my luck as an actor.

In Sarileru… my role duration was 15 minutes. Since I knew the scope I didn’t mind it.

I probably won’t direct the stories I am writing but will star in them.

At the end of the day I want to known for my acting skills.

I love filmmaking as a process and acting is one element that is dear to me.

When I left my home after telling my family members that I would be meeting with Chiranjeevi, they asked me, ‘Do you think you are a Chiranjeevi?’ I am yet to completely live the joy of having met him.

When I began my journey in films, I never thought I’d be playing the lead in my films and was keen to move ahead with roles that give me scope to act.

From Mahesh Babu and Prabhas to Varun Tej, I played their friend, yet I never wanted to quit.