Meet The Rs 2,000-3,000 Crore Actor

‘None
of
us
are
Rs
2,000
or
3,000
crore
guys.
She’s
the
one
who
has
beat
us.’

“Generally,
we
get
songs
where
the
boy
is
heartbroken;
you
have
the
male
perspective
on
songs.
This
is
a
female
perspective;
a
fun
take
on
heartbreak,”
Rashmika
Mandanna
says
at
the
song
launch
of

Pippi
Pippi
Dum
Dum
Dum
from
her
upcoming
film,

Kuberaa.

Watch:
Rashmika
elaborates
on
heartbreak

The
Telugu
film
also
features
Nagarjuna,
Dhanush,
Jim
Sarbh
and
Dalip
Tahil,
and
Rashmika
can’t
stop
gushing
about
them.

“I
love
Nag
sir,”
she
says.

“This
is
the
second
time
I’ve
got
an
opportunity
to
work
with
him.
I’m
so
fascinated
by
him!
Nag
sir
complimented
me
after
watching
the
dubbing
and
that
made
me
happy.”

She
discusses
Dhanush
next:
“We
had
such
a
fantastic
experience
shooting
for
this
film!
And
some
weird
experiences
too,
like
shooting
in
dump
yards
and
garbage
trucks.
But
every
experience
teaches
you
something.”

In
case
you’re
wondering
why
the
duo
needed
to
shoot
in
dump
yards,
Dhanush
explains,
“I
play
a
beggar.”

Watch:
Dhanush
narrates,
with
a
touch
of
sarcasm,
how
he
‘prepared’
for
his
role.

Dhanush
is
all
praise
for
Director
Shekhar
Kammula:
“He
narrated
just
20
minutes.
I
loved
his
energy,
his
positivity,
his
approach,
his
honesty
towards
making
films.
During
the
making
of
a
movie,
some
moments
stay
with
you
forever.
Like
Rashmika
and
I
shot
in
a
dump
yard
for
about
six-seven
hours.

“I
read
so
many
things
that
said
it
would
be
a
big
challenge.
We
were
wearing
masks,”
he
says.

“But
to
see
another
part
of
the
world
that
you
are
not
exposed
to…
You
are
always
in
your
comfort
zone,
some
of
us
are
very
protected.
But
I
come
from
humble
beginnings
and
today,
I
am
here
by
God’s
grace.
To
go
back
and
see
that
world
again
was
enlightening
and
nostalgic.
I
am
thankful
to
this
film
for
so
many
reasons
and
taking
me
back
to
my
childhood
is
one
of
them,”
Dhanush
adds.

“Right
from
the
beginning
of
my
career,
from

Shiva,
Khuda
Gawah,
Criminal,
Zakhm
and

Angarey
and
also
my
dubbed
films
have
been
accepted
so
well
in
the
north.
I
deeply
appreciate
it,”
Nagarjuna
says.

He
showers
praise
on
Jim
Sarbh,
and
says,
“It
was
outstanding
shooting
with
him.
My
God,
this
man
is
impossible!
He
kept
me
on
my
toes
and
was
saying
Telugu
dialogues
even
better
than
me!
This
man
is
incredible.”

Jim
returns
the
compliment
and
says,
“Most
of
my
scenes
were
with
Nag
sir
and
I
loved
it.
He
made
me
feel
so
comfortable
and
relaxed.
I
was
saying
my
lines
in
Telugu,
which
I
do
not
usually
speak.
I
knew
I
was
with
an
enormously
talented
star,
and
he
never
made
me
feel
that
way
at
all.
He
made
me
feel
like
he
was
just
another
player
on
the
scene,
and
that
we
needed
to
do
the
scene
as
best
as
possible.”

Nagarjuna
makes
an
important
observation
about
Rashmika:
“See
her
filmography
in
the
last
three
years,
it’s
outstanding!
None
of
us
are
the
Rs
2,000
or
3,000
crore
guys.
She’s
the
one
who
has
beat
all
of
us.”

Watch:
Nagarjuna
make
his
point

Dalip
Tahil
voices
everyone’s
thoughts
when
he
talks
about
65-year-old
Nagarjuna:
“I
met
Nagarjuna
about
30
years
ago.
When
I
saw
him
on
the
sets
again,
he
hadn’t
aged
even
one
day.”

Kuberaa
releases
on
June
20.