Keerthy Suresh Opens Up About Her Challenging Role in Upcoming Film ‘Dasara’

Keerthy Suresh, who will be seen in the lead role in the upcoming film ‘Dasara’, spoke about her character and the challenges she faced while playing the role. Directed by Srikanth Odela and produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri, the film is set to release in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi on March 30th. In a recent interview, Keerthy shared her experience of working on the film.

Q: Can you tell us about your character in the film?

Keerthy Suresh: I played a challenging role in Dasara. It used to take a few hours even for applying and removing make-up. We shot in a rustic background like dust and coal. It was initially difficult to play a character who speaks Telangana dialect. But I got used to it after a while. My character’s name is Vennela. The character Vennela connects to everyone.

Q: How was it talking in Telangana dialect?

Keerthy Suresh: Director Srikanth Odela’s associate Srinath taught me the Telangana dialect. He is well versed with the accent. There is also a professor who helped me. A lot of small details have also been added. I dubbed myself for Dasara. Usually, I take two or three days for dubbing. But Dasara took five or six days.

Q: You said you got Mahanati vibes while doing Dasara. How did that happen?

Keerthy Suresh: There is a feel associated with some films. Even after finishing the movie, we feel an emotional connection with it. It happened for Mahanati previously and now I felt the same for Dasara.

Q: What homework did you do for Dasara?

Keerthy Suresh: Director Srikanth Odela has written this story brilliantly. He has a lot of clarity about what character should be. The director thinks the character and the story in one meter. After understanding that meter, I think of how do I want to do it and what does the director want. We understand that and worked on how to build the character.

Q: Did you anticipate the success of Chamkeela Angeelesi song?

Keerthy Suresh: When I heard that song for the first time, I thought that the song will be used in all weddings. The song has that vibe. The lyrics are very beautiful. We thought it would be a big hit. It was a bigger success than we expected.

Q: After Mahanati, there were reports that you will be doing Bollywood projects. But you didn’t go. Dasara will now release Pan-India right? Tell us about it.

Keerthy Suresh: I heard some stories. But it didn’t seem like a strong character. Now that Dasara is releasing pan India, we have to see if I will get strong characters. I like doing Bollywood. But first there should be good characters and stories.