Vijay Deverakonda, the leading man of director Puri Jagannath’s Liger, which was released in August, was one of the biggest supporters for the film, raising it above expectations with his words and confidence. He said that the film would shatter expectations and that it would go on to become a huge success. However, the film turned out to be a huge disaster upon release.
For the first time, Vijay responded to the performance of Liger at the box office, at SIIMA awards recently, where he was awarded the Yount Icon of South Cinema award. Vijay said that everyone who worked on the film put in their best and that they all worked hard to give an amazing film to the audience, but that they failed. He said that ups and downs are common in everyone’s career, and that he will strive hard to give better films in the future.
On the other hand, Vijay is currently focused on Kushi, a romantic entertainer, directed by Siva Nirvana, in which Samantha is the leading lady. The film was supposed to be released this year, but has been postponed, and the official release date is yet to be announced.