HanuMan’s popularity reminds Teja Sajja of Chiranjeevi’s Indra: ‘Kids of this generation will remember me for a very long time’

Talking to indianexpress.com, Teja Sajja says that he really values the trust moviegoers have in him now with the success of Hanuman.

“The credibility that is built amongst the audience and the kind of good feeling that they will have after watching the film is most important for me,” said Teja. Going down memory lane, he said, “I had the biggest break when I was six years old. I did a film with Chiranjeevi sir called Indra. I did 15 films before that also, but Indra did really well. After that film, I didn’t know what a great thing had happened to me. But even after 20 years when people recognize me with that film, I feel we did something great. The same thing has happened with HanuMan also. This will have a long shelf life. Hits and superhits might come, but this will be in the hearts of kids. The kids of this generation will remember me for a very long time.”

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Teja Sajja has already started shooting for his next film, which is going to be an action-adventure movie. While his next movie will also release in Hindi, he is clear that every film of his is not going to be a pan-India feature.

Explaining his stance, Teja said, “I strongly believe that the story should be universal; otherwise, there is no point doing it. I will make sure that all my films release in all four south languages. But with Hindi, since it’s a very big market, we have to be right on our toes with what we are doing.”

While the Prasanth Varma directorial has crossed the Rs 250 crore mark worlwide, in India, it will soon cross the Rs 175 crore mark.

Prasanth has also announced a sequel for HanuMan, which is titled Jai Hanuman. The film is currently in pre-production stage. Teja had earlier revealed that he will be part of Jai Hanuman but not as the primary character.