Nani

“People say I pick good films. Rather, good filmmakers choose me. The directors come to me, and I thank them for their trust in me.”

“A real blockbuster is one where everyone, from a small technician to a distributor, gets profits. The true success of a film is when every person involved is happy.”

“I'd rather fail doing what I believe in and feel satisfied that I tried.”

“Gossips are fine if they are within limits. But they shouldn't be obnoxious.”

“After the release of 'Ashta Chemm,' several producers and directors came with similar roles in their films. But I doesn't want to do stereo type roles and do something different for each film, and refused them.”

“There was a notion that I could do only niche films like 'Yevade Subramanyam' or 'Krishna Gaadi'... I wanted to break that and draw in a larger audience so that next time I do a so-called niche film, more people might come out to watch it.”

“Usually, I don't revisit a scene once shot. However, in 'Gentleman,' every morning on the sets, I had to revisit the last four scenes and then shoot for the next set of scenes.”

“Everyone has a 'Majnu' in them. It's not about the sad or happy climax. It's a term we use to define someone who falls in love and faces problems.”

“I have been to Tirupathi more than I have ever been to my grandpa's place. Every Telugu is a Tirupathi guy!”

“I usually don't let any kind of pressure bother me.”

“I love Krishna Vamsi very much as a director, and after working with him, I also started to like him personally.”

“I don't want to regret doing something that I don't believe in.”

“It was a wonderful experience working with Nagarjuna sir. I mean, I never expected this to happen. For me, who watched his films standing in a queue at theatres, and now sharing the screen with him is a huge thing.”

“'Bigg Boss' is the biggest show in the world, and I'm sure anyone would want to host it, but not me.”

“B.A. Raju garu is very knowledgeable when it comes to cinema. He has sound analysis.”

“When the characters are believable and endearing, action scenes, for example, make an impact. Otherwise, the audience gets no kick out of action. The biggest strength of 'MCA' is that its characters are real.”

“Producing a film is not an easy job at all.”

“I personally like melodies. And Mani Sharma garu is the Melody Brahma.”

“When I entered the industry, I wanted to work with good directors like Mani Ratnam and Gautam Menon; that's why I did Tamil films. I realised later that I was not adding anything to the Tamil scripts and that it was a waste of time for me.”

“Script wise, the story of 'Eega' is universal. It's a simple story which everyone can understand.”