I Was Confident Of Legend Success At Box Office: Boyapati Srinu
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Filmmaker
Boyapati
Srinu,
currently
basking
in
the
overwhelming
response
to
his
Telugu
film
Legend,
says
he
was
confident
of
the
film's
success
even
before
it
went
on
floors.
The
Nandamuri
Balakrishna
starrer,
which
released
on
March
28,
has
minted
over
Rs
15
crore
at
worldwide
Box
Office
in
the
opening
weekend.
Talking
to
IANS,
Boyapati
Srinu
said,
"When
you
work
with
certain
actors,
you're
always
confident
about
success.
My
relationship
with
Balakrishna
worked
on
that
level
of
confidence.
I
was
confident
of
the
film's
success
even
before
we
went
on
floors.
Some
said
I
was
overconfident,
but
I
thought
otherwise."
Srinu
said
he
had
conceived
Legend
during
the
filming
of
Simha,
which
also
starred
Balakrishna.
"I
had
this
story
in
mind
but
I
didn't
think
of
an
actor
to
be
featured
in
it.
After
the
success
of
Simha,
Balakrishna
asked
me
come
up
with
another
story
and
that's
when
I
narrated
this
story
to
him
and
he
agreed
to
do
it.
It
took
us
nearly
three
years
to
actually
start
the
project," he
added.
Known
for
making
successful
films
such
as
Thulasi,
Bhadra
and
Dammu,
Srinu
says
he
likes
to
portray
his
heroes
in
action
avatars.
"All
my
films
so
far
have
been
high
on
action.
People
assume
that
I'm
more
comfortable
making
these
films
but
I
actually
like
to
show
my
heroes
in
hardcore
action
roles.
I
mostly
work
with
commercial
actors,
and
therefore,
I'm
more
excited
to
write
such
stories
for
them," he
said.
He
is
soon
to
team
up
with
actor
Ram
Charan
for
an
action
entertainer.
"I
have
only
narrated
the
synopsis
of
my
story
to
Ram
Charan
and
his
father.
They
liked
it
and
have
asked
to
complete
the
story.
We
should
go
on
floors
in
a
few
months
from
now,"
he
added.