Priyadarshi: "I'm used to playing the supporting role for the stars, playing a Telangana icon like Mallesam is an absolute privilege" | Telugu Movie News

The comedian Priyadarshi tests new waters solo and he is both excited and nervous. Mallesam, who invented the asu machine that changed the face of the country's weavers' community, is an honor, he said. "I had used to play the second violin with bigger actors who could draw the crowds to the theater. I never imagined having titled a biopic based on a Telangana icon. It's an absolute privilege. That said, I would be lying if I said I did not feel the pressure. The story of Mallesam's life deserves to be pbaded on to a wider audience and I make no effort to give the best of myself, "he admits.

From the first look of Priyadarshi as Mallesam, it seems that hard work is paying off. "I was particular not to imitate Mallesam at any level. I did not want the character to look like a caricature. This is a simple man who has been touched by his mother's efforts. He even named the wire machine according to her (Lakshmi's asu). I tried to understand the emotions that he went through during this trip and I tried to describe them through my performance. The film will take viewers through the trials and tribulations that weavers experience every day, "he explains.

Priyadarshi appealed to the writer Peddinti Ashok Kumar to obtain a correct diction. "The telangana spoken to Aler is very different from the one we are talking about in Hyderabad. The syllables change and learn the mandalikam, the idioms and the sentences spoken by the weavers was a challenge. I came across words like 'control biyyam' and other specific terms they use during the weaving process.