Interview: Sujeeth Talks About His Debut Film Run Raja Run
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Debutant
director
Sujeeth,
who
is
awaiting
the
release
of
forthcoming
Telugu
movie
Run
Raja
Run,
says
he
was
never
concerned
about
his
age
before
entering
films
as
he
firmly
believes
talent
is
the
deciding
factor
for
survival
in
the
industry.
His
romantic
action
entertainer
is
set
to
release
in
theatres
this
Friday.
Sujeeth
is
currently
busy
promoting
Run
Raja
Run.
In
an
interview
to
IANS,
the
director
said,
"I
started
making
short
films
since
I
was
17.
I
never
felt
I
was
too
young
to
make
films.
When
I
finally
landed
an
opportunity
to
make
a
feature
film,
I
realised
talent
is
all
you
need
to
be
in
the
industry
and
age
never
concerned
me."
The
debutant
director
added,
"My
age
was
of
concern
for
some
people
around
me
in
the
industry.
While
the
creative
unit
of
my
film
realised
that
I
possess
some
talent
and,
therefore,
I've
been
chosen
to
direct
a
film,
the
production
unit
was
envious
of
my
position.
But
all
that
changed
as
we
started
working
as
a
team."
In
fact,
Sujeeth,
who
has
a
film
degree
from
LV
Prasad
Film
and
TV
Academy,
was
supposed
to
make
his
directorial
debut
at
22.
He
said,
"I
was
signed
on
to
direct
a
Telugu
film
at
22.
One
week
before
the
start
of
the
film's
shooting;
it
was
shelved
for
various
reasons.
I
didn't
let
it
affect
me
and
I
went
back
to
making
short
films.
I
have
made
over
30
short
films
in
my
career
so
far."
Sujeeth
says
working
on
short
films
helped
him
to
be
a
better
director.
He
added,
"Short
films
nurtured
the
director
in
me.
When
studying
in
LV
Prasad
Film
Institute,
we
would
be
asked
to
make
short
films
on
a
limited
budget,
time
and
a
few
cameras.
That
experience
had
come
in
very
handy
on
this
film's
production
department."
Continue
to
slide
to
read
Sujeeth
interview
to
know
what
he
has
to
say
about
Run
Raja
Run.
Sujeeth
On
His
Fan
Following
Sujeeth
said,
"I
had
also
formed
a
small
set
of
audiences
with
my
short
films.
I've
already
been
catering
to
them
for
the
last
few
years.
When
Run
Raja
Run
releases
in
cinemas,
they
are
definitely
going
to
watch
and
support
me."
Run
Raja
Run
Lead
Pair
Run
Raja
Run,
which
is
produced
by
UV
Creations,
features
Sharwanand
and
Seerat
Kapoor
in
the
lead.
Run
Raja
Run
Title
"The
title
of
the
film
represents
that
everything
in
the
film
runs
after
a
point
right
from
the
lead
character
to
the
screenplay.
It
starts
as
a
romantic
entertainer
but
suddenly
gets
transformed
into
an
action
film
in
the
second
half,"
he
said.
Sharwanand
Is
Underrated
Star
Sujeeth
chose
to
work
with
Sharwanand
because
he
finds
him
"underrated".
He
said,
"My
producers
would
have
got
me
any
actor
but
I
chose
to
work
with
Sharwa
because
he's
considered
underrated.
I
wanted
to
prove
that
notion
about
him
wrong.
Had
I
done
this
project
with
any
actor,
it
would
have
been
a
routine
film,"
he
said.
Why
Sujeeth
Roped
In
Seerat
Sujeeth
said,
"I
decided
to
work
with
newcomer
Seerat
because
my
film
doesn't
have
an
extraordinary
role
for
the
heroine.
Therefore,
I
didn't
want
to
cast
someone
popular
and
instead
wanted
to
give
an
opportunity
to
a
debutant
to
prove
herself."
Biggest
Challenge
On
Run
Raja
Run
"The
biggest
challenge
was
not
to
allow
people
to
judge
me
by
my
age.
I
didn't
want
my
producers,
hero
Sharwa
and
experienced
technicians
such
as
cinematographer
Madhie
to
feel
like
they
were
working
with
a
kid.
I
somehow
managed
to
satisfy
them
and
I'm
extremely
happy
about
it,"
he
said.