Actor-cum-producer
Vishnu
Manchu,
who
is
all
excited
to
release
his
latest
movie
Anukshanam,
says
that
his
upcoming
Telugu
thriller
is
one
of
the
most
tiring
films
of
his
career.
He
says
the
extremely
tough
character
took
a
toll
on
him.
He
praises
Ram
Gopal
Varma
for
his
filmmaking
skills.
Talking
about
Anukshanam,
Vishnu
Manchu
said,
"This
is
probably
one
of
the
toughest
characters
I've
played
till
now.
It's
also
one
of
the
most
tiring
films
of
my
career.
There
are
no
breaks
when
you're
working
with
RGV,
and
it's
because
he
wants
you
to
be
in
the
character
at
all
times.
It
left
me
mentally
exhausted."
In
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
(RGV)
directorial
venture,
Vishnu
plays
a
serious
police
officer
in
hot
pursuit
of
a
psycho
killer
and
he
had
to
look
older
for
the
role.
"I
had
to
look
older
like
a
police
officer
in
his
late
30s.
So
I
cut
my
hair
short,
grew
a
moustache
and
lost
my
beard,
which
I've
never
done
for
any
of
my
films.
I
also
had
to
wear
shirts
that
made
me
look
older," said
the
32-year-old.
Vishnu
and
RGV
have
teamed
up
for
the
second
time
in
a
row
after
Rowdy.
"Ramu
narrated
the
script
of
the
film
even
before
we
shot
Rowdy.
When
I
heard
the
story,
I
was
totally
zapped.
This
is
the
kind
of
script
one
needs
guts
to
do," he
said.
Not
many
were
in
favour
of
Vishnu's
decision
to
do
Anukshanam.
"I've
been
successful
with
action-comedies
and
bigger
commercial
films.
All
of
a
sudden
when
I
announced
I'm
doing
a
film
with
no
songs
and
playing
a
character
people
are
not
used
to
see
me
in,
everybody
around
me
asked
me
not
to
do
it,"
he
added.
But
Vishnu
eventually
did
the
film
because
he
wanted
to
be
remembered
as
an
actor.
"When
a
filmmaker
like
RGV
tells
me
that
I
can
do
a
fantastic
job
in
a
particular
role
in
his
film,
I
don't
mind
doing
it.
He's
one
of
the
finest
filmmakers
who
can
mould
an
actor
and
extract
the
best
out
of
him," Manchu
said.
Contrary
to
his
subtle
role
in
Rowdy,
Vishnu
has
a
powerful
role
this
time.
"In
Rowdy,
I
had
to
underplay.
My
dad
was
the
hero
and
I
played
a
character
that
would
hide
in
his
shadow
and
come
out
only
when
needed.
It
was
a
very
subtle
performance.
In
this
film,
I'm
under
a
lot
of
pressure
throughout.
It's
a
very
powerful
character,"
he
said.
Also
starring
Navdeep,
Tejaswi
Madivada,
Madhu
Shalini
and
Revathy
in
important
roles,
Anukshanam
is
slated
for
a
September
12
release.
Vishnu
is
currently
busy
shooting
for
Telugu
family
drama
Errabus,
a
remake
of
Tamil
film
Manja
Pai.