Overview

• Thandel emerged as his highest-grossing release this year, becoming his first film to cross the ₹100 crore mark.
• In new interviews, he confirms his next project with Karthik Dandu as a VFX-heavy, mythology-rooted thriller in which he plays Arjun, a treasure hunter.
• He looks back on a 2009 debut in Josh that earned the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South.
• He says early pressure tied to the Akkineni legacy has become a sense of responsibility, noting he still seeks family input and values perspectives from his wife, Sobhita Dhulipala.
• He credits failures with sharpening his instincts and says he is aligning choices with stories that audiences find emotionally authentic.