Nani is all set for the release of his multilingual pan-Indian film Dasara. As we all know, Nani has been a torchbearer of good content in Telugu cinema for quite some time now and has been lovingly labeled as a ‘Natural Star’ both on and off screen. The tag name is something that has been used with respect and love by his fans and followers everywhere to signify their love for his work. In an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla, Nani confessed the origin of his title and his feelings about using it.
I’m not a fan of tags…I want to be called Nani, but I know it comes from a really nice space,” Nani said during an interview with Pinkvilla.
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The origin of the Natural Star title began with Bhale Bhale Magadivoy in 2015
We asked Nani about the origin of his ‘Natural Star’ tag and he started to share how sometime earlier in his career the Telugu media coined the term ‘Sahaja Natudu’ to refer to him in articles, which roughly translates to ‘ Natural Actors’. But Nani goes on to explain that it wasn’t until 2015 that the catchphrase was officially used in a movie’s title card to refer to him. Nani shares that the director Maruthi Dasari who made his successful film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy convinced him to use the title in the film as it was a comic entertainer and would suit the mood of the film.
Nani’s first reaction to the title and how it stayed
However, Nani explains that he was initially hesitant about the title and wanted to remove the title from his next films. But he tells how they tried to remove the title from two of his subsequent films and how the fans reacted strongly against it, which is why the title stayed. Nani goes on to say that since everyone who loves him decided the title suited him, he never had any second thoughts about using it in his films.
About Nani’s upcoming movie Dasara
Nani is busy promoting Dasara, his upcoming Pan India release Dasara, starring Keerthi Suresh. The film is all set for release on March 30 and is expected to be a straight action entertainer based on the rustic backdrop of the Singareni coal mines in Telangana.