Interview: It’s been a crazy year for me, says Naveen Chandra

Entertainment By Y Sunita Chowdhary February 27, 2023 Read the article

We saw Naveen Chandra last in a brief yet impactful role as Varalaxmi Saratkumar’s husband in Veera Simha Reddy.

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Right now, three of Naveen Chandra’s films are ready for release and another four are on the sets.

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One of the films is an untitled bi-lingual directed by Vaali Mohan Das. It also casts Prakash Raj, Vani Bhojan, and Karthik Ratnam in key roles.

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“Then there is Month of Madhu, directed by Srikanth Nagothi, which is being made in sync sound. The post-production work is underway.”

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The actor is also busy with a flick directed by Rakesh Varma and Jigarthanda 2 with SJ Suryah and Raghava Lawrence.

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The pandemic came as a blessing in disguise for him to showcase his talent and his followers grew considerably.

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Inspector Rishi (Tamil-Telugu bilingual) is helmed by director JS Nandini. She has an all-woman 12-member team who do just about everything on the sets.

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While Ammu (2022) won him laurels for his performance as a cop who abuses his wife (Aishwarya Lekshmi), his upcoming Tamil film has Naveen playing a victim.

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While there are more interesting scripts on the table, Naveen Chandra wants at least a few to release before taking up fresh commitments.

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