Kannada
actor
Sudeep,
who
is
busy
with
the
filming
of
Kanwarlal
and
Dhandam
Dhashagunam
in
Kannada
has
said
that
he
is
not
worried
about
a
career
in
Mumbai.
He
has
two
Bollywood
movies
like
Rakta
Charitra,
Phoonk
2
and
in
hand.
The
Sandalwood
actor
recently
spoke
to
oneindia
and
below
are
the
excerpts
from
actor
Sudeep
interview.
Tell
me
about
yourself?
My
father
is
hotelier
in
Karnataka.
There
are
no
actors
in
my
family.
I
used
to
play
a
lot
of
cricket
at
the
junior
level
.
Then
I
did
my
engineering
and
got
interested
in
singing
and
playing
the
guitar.
Yes,
I"m
a
musician!
From
music
it
was
a
step
away
to
cinema.
For
six
years
I
struggled
in
the
Kannada
cinema
industry.
I
lived
on
Rs
500
per
month.
No
sustenance
from
the
family
business?
No
I
never
took
money
from
the
family
after
Standard
10.
I
used
to
work
in
a
clothes
store,
play
cricket
for
some
money,
and
do
photo-shoots.
It
was
that
period
of
struggle
which
gave
me
the
experience
to
be
an
actor.
The
emotions
have
to
come
from
the
raw
material
of
life.
Married?
Yes,
married
with
a
5-year
daughter
Saanvi.
My
wife
Priya
used
to
work
for
an
airline
then
in
a
bank.
I
got
married
very
early,
in
fact
right
after
my
first
successful
film
Huccha
in
2001
which
was
remade
in
Hindi
(with
Salman
Khan)
as
Tere
Naam.
They
changed
the
Hindi
version
drastically.
Do
you
get
linked
with
your
leading
ladies?
A
couple
of
times,
yes
and
it
was
ugly.
But
it
was
ok.
It
fizzled
out
in
a
few
weeks.
My
wife
knows
either
I
working
or
I
am
at
home.
I
don"t
party.
All
my
official
work
including
scripting
and
recording
is
at
home.
I"ve
also
directed
a
film
An
Autograph
and
three
other
films.
While
I
like
to
experiment
in
Kannada
in
Hindi
there
aren"t
too
many
directors
doing
Chak
De
or
Taare
Zameen
Par.
Tips
and
Mr.
Ramesh
Taurani
have
shown
interest
in
remaking
my
latest
directorial
effort
Just
Maath
Maathalli
in
Hindi.
I"d
like
to
direct
the
Hindi
version
as
well.
What
prompted
you
to
come
to
Mumbai
to
do
Phoonk
and
Rann?
I
didn"t
come
to
Mumbai
looking
for
a
career.
I
can"t
go
looking
for
roles
in
Mumbai.
That
doesn"t
suit
me.
I
adore
this
personality
called
Ram
Gopal
Varma.
He
traveled
from
the
South
and
became
a
brand
in
Mumbai.
I
never
question
what
he
casts
me
in.
I
think
it
was
basically
Ram
Gopal
Varma"s
trust
in
my
abilities
that
prompted
me
to
get
on
that
flight
from
Bangalore
to
Mumbai.
I"ve
never
hired
a
PRO
to
promote
my
career
in
Hindi
cinema.
But
since
Ramu
believed
in
me
I
wanted
to
come
to
Mumbai
to
accept
the
challenge
of
acting
in
Hindi
and
that
too
in
a
film
directed
by
Ram
Gopal
Varma.
I
had
no
idea
why
he
cast
me.
Ramu
is
from
Andhra
Pradesh
and
he
could"ve
cast
anyone
from
Hyderabad.
I
come
from
the
other
side
of
the
South
in
Karnataka.
You
started
your
Hindi
career
with
a
horror
film?
Yes,
in
Phoonk.
I
had
never
done
a
horror
film
before.
I
don"t
even
like
horror
films.
So
the
challenge
was
to
do
a
new
genre
in
a
new
language,
culture
and
actors
I
didn"t
know.
But
was
I
nervous?
No
not
at
all.
The
camera
is
my
biggest
friend,
no
matter
which
language
I
work
in.
But
yes
I
was
working
with
giants
like
Mr.
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Paresh
Rawalji
in
Rann.
How
did
Mumbai
welcome
you?
I
don"t
meet
any
other
actors
in
Mumbai.
I
just
meet
Ramu,
and
go
on
the
sets.
I
just
focused
on
my
work.
While
we
shot
Rann
I
don"t
remember
going
beyond
a
hi
with
Amitji.
I
just
wanted
to
do
my
work.
I
knew
Ramu
had
cast
me
against
the
wishes
of
many
of
his
co-workers
in
Rann.
Not
too
many
people
were
sure
I
could
deliver.
It
was
very
important
for
me
not
to
go
back
to
Bangalore
disappointed.
I
didn"t
carry
any
baggage
from
Bangalore
when
I
came
to
Mumbai.
Nor
did
I
carry
any
baggage
back
home.
In
that
sense
I"m
not
that
ambitious.
As
a
Kannada
actor
did
you
feel
disadvantaged
in
Mumbai?
Somehow
I
feel
South
Indian
actors
are
not
that
well-
known
in
the
Hindi
belt.
Tamil
and
Telugu
actors
have
an
upper
hand.
But
Kannada
and
Kerala
are
totally
sidelined
by
Hindi
film-goers.
I
don"t
want
to
blame
anyone
for
this
state
of
affairs.
It"s
just
that
Kannada
cinema
hasn"t
grown.
It
does
get
very
discouraging
at
times.
But
let"s
be
fair.
There"re
filmmakers
like
Ram
Gopal
Varma
to
give
us
a
chance.
I"m
sure
there
will
be
other
chances
given
to
South
Indian
actors.
Did
you
have
a
hard
time
adjusting
to
the
change
in
scale
from
Kannada
to
Hindi
cinema?
Even
in
Kannada
I"m
not
known
to
be
a
loud
actor.
I"ve
brought
in
a
change
in
the
way
audiences
in
Karnataka
look
at
entertainment
with
my
kind
of
films
and
acting.
There
are
other
actors
practicing
my
kind
of
subtle
acting
in
Kannada
cinema.
In
Hindi
Ram
Gopal
Varma
lets
me
interpret
my
characters
the
way
I
want
to.
What
will
you
be
seen
in
Hindi
in
next?
My
character
in
Ramu"s
Rakta
Charitra
is
far
tougher
than
Rann.
My
character
is
not
the
main
character.
Not
too
many
scenes
are
written
for
my
character.
I"ve
actually
done
very
silent
work
here.
This
was
far
more
challenging
than
Rann.