Rahul
Venkat,
cousin
of
actor-turned-politician
Chiranjeevi,
is
making
his
debut
with
upcoming
Telugu
action-romance
Alias
Janaki
and
says
the
star
family
status
has
its
own
pluses
and
minuses.
"If
you're
from
a
star
family,
then
expectations
are
always
high
even
before
you
enter
filmdom.
Sometimes
the
level
of
expectation
is
beyond
imagination
and,
therefore,
it's
important
to
make
a
smart
entry," Rahul
told.
"Sometimes
your
biggest
advantage
can
turn
into
a
disadvantage.
For
instance,
when
your
film
turns
out
to
be
a
disaster,
the
failure
is
even
bigger
than
it
has
been
anticipated
because
you're
a
star
kid,"
he
said
and
added
that
a
new
entrant
from
a
film
family
has
to
work
harder
than
other
actors.
He
admits
that
watching
Chiranjeevi
on
the
sets
influenced
him
to
become
an
actor.
"As
a
kid
I
spent
most
of
my
time
watching
Chiranjeevi
shoot.
In
fact,
most
of
our
family
discussion
would
be
about
him,
how
he
prepares
himself
as
an
actor.
It
personally
had
a
lot
of
effect
on
me,"
said
Rahul,
who
wanted
to
be
an
actor
since
the
day
he
was
old
enough
to
take
decisions
in
life.
Even
though
four
other
members
of
Chiranjeevi's
family
-
Pawan
Kalyan,
Allu
Arjun,
Ram
Charan
and
Allu
Sirish
-
have
earned
a
place
in
the
industry,
Rahul
doesn't
see
them
as
competition.
"I
only
see
them
as
actors,
but
not
as
competition.
I
can't
compare
myself
with
them
because
they
have
already
earned
stardom,
and
I'm
just
making
my
debut.
I
want
to
choose
different
films
and
work
with
new
and
aspiring
directors
instead
of
worrying
about
teaming
up
with
big
banners,"
he
said.
Besides
Alias
Janaki,
Rahul
is
simultaneously
working
in
Telugu
comedy
Billa
Ranga
and
Tamil
thriller
Piravi.
"Alias
Janaki
is
the
story
of
a
common
man.
The
entire
story
happens
within
24
hours
of
a
day
and
it
has
a
lot
of
edge-of-the-seat
moments.
The
story
derived
from
a
small
thought
that
occurred
to
me.
I
bounced
off
the
idea
to
my
producers
and
they
agreed
to
fund
it,"
said
Rahul.
Produced
by
Neelima
Tirumalasetti,
Alias
Janaki
is
directed
by
debutant
Dayaa
K,
and
also
features
Anisha
Ambrose
in
the
lead.
It
is
releasing
July
12.
Rahul
says
he
is
more
keen
on
doing
small-budget,
creative
films
such
as
Alias
Janaki
to
ensure
longevity
in
the
industry.
"I
couldn't
have
asked
for
a
better
debut
than
Alias
Janaki.
All
credit
to
my
director
and
producer.
I
want
to
do
more
low-budget
and
creative
films
like
these
to
ensure
a
long
career.
It's
important
to
earn
the
trust
of
the
audiences
as
an
actor,"
he
said.
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