Actor Karthi believes one of the reasons the Tamil-Telugu bilingual Oopiri really looks good onscreen is because even beyond the reel life, he shares a really good bond with co-star Nagarjuna.
“The bond we shared was special; it helped us connect on a personal level, resulting in great camaraderie even off the sets. We bonded like brothers. We complemented each other in such a way that even most brothers won’t. And we didn’t force ourselves to be that way, it just happened seamlessly. It’s the story that strengthened our bond, I suppose” Karthi, who plays a caretaker to a wheelchair-bound Nagarjuna in the film, told a news agency.
This would be Karthi’s first Telugu flick and starring with Nagarjuna means he’d have got to learn a lot. “There’s so much to learn from him. I like how he always stays happy, jovial and stress-free. There was absolutely no trace of competition between us. Though restricted to a wheel-chair throughout the film, he performed with self-control and that’s amazing.”
Karthi further said, “I wasn’t sure if I had to do this film, because I’d never worked in a multi-starrer. Though I was thrilled to work with Nagarjuna sir, whom I’ve looked up to since his first film, it was not until I was narrated the story, I was convinced to do the project.”
