Vijay Deverakonda says his Family Star character is a blessing like Arjun Reddy: ‘He is an extreme cinematic version of all of us’

He added, “It’s nothing like Arjun Reddy; it’s different. Parasuram and me worked in Geetha Govindam. But this fellow (Deverakonda’s character in Family Star) when I heard him, it was a blessing for an actor to get a character that is written from minute 1 to minute 200 or whatever. So many layers, so much to do. He wrote it from his own personal life and experiences and he built a story around certain habits and characterisation he has.”

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Vijay Deverakonda has earlier worked with Parasuram in his hit film Geetha Govindam, in which he was paired opposite Rashmika Mandanna.

Deverakonda further shared how he got hooked on to the story of Family Star.

“When he narrated it to me, I clearly saw so many bits of me growing up, when I was a teenager, young adult. It was nostalgic, and hilarious that we all do it. The serious bits I saw of my dad, and I was like this is a great story and character. I know when my producer Dil Raju heard it, he saw bits of his own life. He (Deverakonda’s character in Family Star) is an extreme version of all of us. I am not anything like him. He is an extreme cinematic version that we have seen in real life,” said the actor.

Family Star, also starring Mrunal Thakur in the lead role, will hit screens on April 5.