Shivaji on the success of ‘Court’: A new generation is searching for me

Shivaji, still from ‘Court: State vs e No’. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Actor Shivaji Sonteni, widely known as Shivaji, sheds tears for a fleeting moment when he talks about the adorable coming in his way since the release of the Telugu film, Court: State vs None“It’s 13 years,” he says, referring to his gaps from cinema, during an interview in his office in Film Nagar, Hyderabad. He has closely seen the audience’s response during a campaigner tour in the Telugu states and says that his family is on the moon. “I tell my children that this enthusiasm is not forever. I am a middle class man; I hold my feelings back and pray that even if things are not better, it should not go downhill.”

With over 70 films, for his credit, as the lead actor and in important characters in films Missamma, Sri and Mrs. Seleja Krishnamurthy And Indra In the early 2010s since the 1990s, Shivaji is happy that a new generation of writers, directors and viewers is searching for him.

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Before the release of courtIts director Ram Jagdish had told this journalist that Shivaji’s anti -character, portrayal of Mangapati, would become the subject of discussion.

Shivaji admitted, “Day court I was picked, I knew that this is the film I was waiting for. “He compares with Shruti Haasan’s character Race gurramWhere she faces poker, hide a turmoil of emotions. “This was my condition very much.” In the pre-of-laws promotion, he said, “This is the world of Mangapati and all other characters are living in it.” He indicates, “This statement did not come from the ego; I knew about the effect of the character.”

Initially, Shivaji was eager to know how Rama imagined him as an overbiering, ego-powered patron, opposite the characters he had earlier painted. “Ram and his co-author Karthik and Vamsi told me that they would spend the whole day to develop scripts and in the evening, they will see Bigg Boss 7Looking at me at the reality show, he discovered his Mangapati. He told Nani (actor-maker) that he cannot imagine anyone else in that part. ,

Like an emperor

Shivaji in ‘Court: State vs A No “| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Shivaji completed all his shots in one or two. “Rama told me that Mangapati thinks herself as an emperor, speaks on a pitch that hears everyone. I understood what his behavior defines. Every family has a mangapati, a separate degree. A father is protective about his daughter and a son is protective about his mother. It crosses the character line.”

He talks about his co-stars Priyadarshi, Rohini, Subhasha Sudhakar, Surabhi Prabhathati, Rajasekhar Aningi, Harshvardhan, Roshan and Sridevi and the technical team. “Dialogues and body language expressed the depth of each character. Years ago, when I was working as an editor in Mithun Television, I will see Telugu Classics to see Telugu Classics, SV Ranga Rao, Rao Gopal Rao and Nagabhushanam.

In early 2024, Shivaji depicted in the ETV Win Web series, 90s: A middle class biopicThis opportunity came to the actor after years. “I have dedicated my time to politics. I have no regrets. Earlier, I was hurt that I was an uncertain hero in some films. I have now put all of them behind me. My wife supported me through each stage of her work. One day, my children told me that I should act again.”

However, Shivaji did not want to knock the doors of directors and producers for opportunities. During the epidemic, he bought the rights of a Tamil film and worked on the construction of the Telugu remake. “Work was going on and then we went for another lockdown. I took it as a sign that it was not a film.”

Turning point

Meanwhile, Shivaji contacted Bapineedu, the creator of the ETV network. “We talked about the possibilities of cooperating, by which I could produce a film.”

Soon, they got an opportunity for this 90s Web series and Bigg Boss 7“I’m not sure i could be a part of it Bigg BossEver since i committed 90sBapineedu encouraged me to do both. We filmed the web series in 25 days and on the 27th day, I joined the reality show. I liked the concept of being among strangers Bigg Boss House and MAA expressed my confidence for the TV show maker that I would join the last to leave that house. Shivaji was the second runner-up in that season.

Now, Shivaji is completing his domestic production, with Lea, his co-stars from the early 2000s. More films are in the pipeline. “This morning, I described a story before this interview. I hope to continue to do qualitative work. If the money is all that I was looking for, I would have done a dozen films. I want my work to be important.”