| Dasari Narayanarao 60th Birthday Celebrations
Veteran director/actor
Dasari Narayanarao celebrated his 60th birthday on 4th
May, at his residence among a horde of stars and well wishers from the
industry. A press meet was held following the celebrations which included a
generous sized cake.
“In 1975 I celebrated my
birthday, for the first time in my life, on the insistence of my producers”
birthday boy Dasari said “since then every year these celebrations are held at
my residence. Today is my Sashtipoorti (60th birthday). I never had
any goals in my life. I just took up whatever opportunities came my way. I
started of as a stage actor when I was 10 years old and went on to serve the
Telugu film industry, for the past 40 years, as a director, actor and
technician”.
In a brief interview here is
what the Tollywood veteran had to say to our questions:
Q: You
have not directed any films in the recent past. Have you retired from
direction?
A: No. I do want to direct
films but because of my minister ship with the central government I am not
able to cater the time.
Q: You
said that you never planned anything. What about your turn into politics?
A: My entry into politics was
not pre planned. Sonia Gandhi offered me a Rajyasabha MP seat. And I agreed as
I was always a great supporter of the Congress party.
Q: What
do you think of the new generation of directors in the Telugu film industry?
A: Like I said previously at
a function, I was very disappointed with last year’s performance of our
industry. But this year is a different story. The new generation of directors,
who are a talented lot, each have their own unique way of film making. With
the improved technique of film making there is a lot they have to offer. But
they should be careful and control things like budget, working days and avoid
negative exposure. They should aim at making films which will be remembered
for a long time rather than concentrating on making films that will earn them
fast money and fame that will last a short time.
Q: You
worked with a lot of heroes. Who are you favorite of them all?
A: Yes. I worked with almost
all the heroes’ right from NTR, ANR and even Shivaji Ganeshan to the present
day heroes. But I did the most number of films with NTR and ANR. They are the
most disciplined actors and that is the main reason I enjoyed working with
them.
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