Photos: Mahat Raghavendra enjoyed doing Back Bench Student

Hyderabad: It's not often that one gets an opportunity to relive college life, but Southern actor Mahat Raghavendra got that while shooting for upcoming Telugu romantic-drama Back Bench Student. The actor, who debuted in films with Tamil movie Vallavan, says he enjoyed the experience as he misses his college life.

Talking to IANS, Mahat Raghavendra gushed about the shooting of the film Back Bench Student. The actor said, "Not every day one gets to revisit college, but I was lucky to shoot a good portion of my film in a college. I remember telling my director (Madhura Sreedhar) that I don't mind even taking up some short course because I thoroughly enjoyed the experience."

Mahat Raghavendra will be seen romancing two actress - Pia Bajpai and Archana Kavi in his debut Telugu movie Back Bench Student. When asked about what he misses the most about college life, the actor says, "I definitely miss all the fun and frolic with friends. In fact, the role I play is more or less a reflection of my college days."

Back Bench Student has Sunil Kashyap's music and Madhura Sreedhar has penned the story for it. Talking about its story, Mahat Raghavendra says, "The film revolves around the protagonist who despite being a failure in college, succeeds in life. This forms the rest of the story. We've attempted to harp on the importance of nurturing one's talent, in which people seldom believe in."

Read more and see pictures of Back Bench Student in slide show.

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The film, which was completed in 50 days, was predominantly shot in Vizag. MVK Reddy has produced Back Bench Student, which is coming out on March 15.

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One of the highlights of the film is the song "Jagada Jagada" sung by Tamil actor Simbu. It is a rendition of two old classic numbers by Ilayaraja.

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Mahat Raghavendra has done a couple of lip-lock and intimate scenes in the movie Back Bench Student. They are going to one of its highlights.

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Mahat Raghavendra was recently cast as Vijay's brother in upcoming Tamil film Jilla. He says his role is not limited in the film.

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Mahat Raghavendra says, "My role in the film is not limited. Vijay and I share so many scenes together. In fact, I will be seen in three songs with him as well. Sharing screen space with him will definitely boost my career."

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Mahat Raghavendra also has another untitled Tamil film in the offing.