Adivi Sesh says outsiders can’t audition for lead roles in Telugu films

Actor Adivi Sesh, who received a lot of praise for his biopic on Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, opened up about why he started co-writing his own films. In a recent interaction, he revealed that there is no auditioning culture in the Telugu film industry as most of the significant parts are already taken by people who come from film families.

In an interaction with Bollywood Hungama, Adivi said auditioning was limited to the role of ‘hero’s fourth friend or other similar roles’ and to have control over this process, he ended up writing his own thing. He added that someone like him was ‘choice number 53’ for a good script.

‘Usually, it’s booked… You’re mostly auditioning for the hero’s fourth friend or other similar roles. I wanted to have some control over this process. You end up writing your own thing in part because I wanted to control this process. Not that I know any better but I know at least if I fall, I’ll know why I am falling,’ he said.

‘Four out of my last six films were co-written by me, in collaboration with the director. When you come from outside, people don’t offer you. You’re not being considered. I was tired of it. Upar se wahan par ek-ek family mein dus-dus hero hote hain. (There, each film family has ten heroes).

So, for a good script to come by you, you are like choice number 53. And there are only 20 good scripts so it became only easier to start writing,’ he added.

Adivi Sesh’s last release Telugu serial killer thriller ‘HIT 2’ turned out to be a box-office hit.

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