Rajasekhar Shedding Hero Avatar In RGV's Patta Pagalu
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Telugu
actor
Rajasekhar,
who
has
played
lead
roles
for
nearly
two
decades,
is
finally
shedding
his
hero
avatar
in
upcoming
Ram
Gopal
Varma-directed
Telugu
horror-thriller
Patta
Pagalu.
The
popular
Tollywood
star
says
that
he
is
ready
to
take
up
such
diverse
roles.
Rajasekhar
says
that
he
is
playing
the
lead
in
Patta
Pagalu,
but
will
not
romance
the
heroine
in
it.
The
actor
told
IANS,
"I
wouldn't
call
this
a
character
role.
I'm
still
playing
the
lead
but
I
don't
get
to
romance
a
heroine
and
dance
in
songs.
I'm
instead
playing
the
father
of
a
16-year-old
girl
who
is
possessed.
It's
a
very
diverse
role
and
I'll
be
interested
in
playing
more
such
roles
in
the
future."
He
says
that
he's
already
getting
interesting
roles.
Rajasekhar
added,
"I
think
I've
played
enough
lead
roles.
It's
time
to
experiment.
I'm
getting
interesting
offers
to
play
different
roles.
One
such
offer
is
the
Telugu
remake
of
recent
Tamil
dark
comedy
Soodhu
Kavvum.
I
play
a
very
interesting
character
in
it."
Rajasekhar
says
he
was
never
opposed
to
strong
character
roles.
"I
always
look
forward
to
interesting
roles
but
back
in
the
days
I
wasn't
offered
such
strong
character
roles.
Directors
and
producers
only
offered
me
lead
roles
and
even
when
I
was
interested
in
playing
different
roles,
I
didn't
get
any," he
said.
Asked
if
working
with
RGV
was
a
challenge,
pat
came
the
reply,
"Working
with
him
is
very
satisfying
as
an
actor."
Rajasekhar
said,
"He's
someone
who
can
extract
the
best
out
of
any
actor.
I'm
glad
to
have
worked
with
him.
It's
been
a
long
pending
dream
to
work
with
him
and
I'm
glad
it
has
finally
happened
after
so
many
years."