Shiv Raj Kumar is one of the biggest stars in Kannada cinema, and he is highly respected by the Kannada audience. They even call him as Kannada Chakravarthy. But he is not fully known in other languages as he did not act in other languages nor his movies were dubbed in other languages. However, Jailer, the latest film of Superstar Rajinikanth, has become a turning point for him in other language markets.
In Jailer, with just 5 minutes screen-time, Shiv Rajkumar stunned everyone with his mesmerizing screen presence, and he is getting all the love from other language audiences. Definitely this will be a turning point for him and now the big projects in other languages are expected to approach him for crucial roles and utilize his star image.
“When I was writing Jailer’s story, I thought of roping in several superstars in the movie — one character from Bihar, another from Kerala, and the other from Mangalore. So, I decided to cast Mohanlal sir and Shiva Rajkumar sir. I also thought of doing portfolios or taking pictures of them when I meet them in person,” Director told in an interview given to the YouTube channel.
“Mohanlal sir called me to say that Jailer is doing a roaring business in the theaters across Kerala. Shiva Rajkumar sir too called me to say that his character is getting a good response from Kannada film lovers. He will watch Jailer in Mysore Saturday, 12 August,” Nelson added.
“When these superstars asked me if they could play much larger roles in my next movie, it really made me happy. Even I wanted Balayya (Nandamuri Balakrishna) to do a role in Jailer. A cameo role of a powerful police officer was in my mind for him. But it didn’t work out. So, I didn’t move forward with it,” the director told in an interview.
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