Mumbai Sep 19 PTI Actor Nabha Natesh says she approached her latest Telugu feature Maestro as a fresh film and didnt succumb to the pressure of the black comedy thriller being a remake of the acclaimed Hindi film AndhadhunNatesh stars in the film as Sophie a role played by Radhika Apte in the 2018 original movie directed by Sriram RaghavanMaestro features actor Nithiin stepping into the shoes of Ayushmann Khurrana to play a blind piano player who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a murderIn an interview with PTI Natesh said she avoided falling into the trap of comparing how Apte had performed the role to retain freshness in her portrayalI didnt want to compare with what she had done in the original film My take on the character was to understand the mindset of a person who falls in love with a visually impaired personSophie looks at him as someone so strong who has a desire for life which is beyond his visual impairment I thought my character should stand on the zeal of his character and build it accordingly she saidDirected by Merlapaka Gandhi and produced by Shresht Movies Maestro is currently streaming on Disney Hotstar The film also stars Tamannaah Bhatia in the role originally essayed by Tabu in the National Award-winning AndhadhunNatesh said in her Telugu film career of three years and of nearly seven movies Maestro was the first remake she worked inThough she had loved Andhadhun the 25-year-old actor initially didnt know how to approach the character Consequently she decided the first step would be to not revisit the 2018 filmThe original film had made a huge impact It proved that people will watch and support a film like Andhadhun if its well made Bringing that content to Telugu which may not have been seen before in the industry was extremely exciting My character is nothing like what I had done previouslyBut I thought if I watch the film again I would get into a conflict I followed what the director was asking me to do I didnt remember every single frame of the original film so Maestro was a fresh film for me once I went on sets to begin filming The actor made her Telugu cinema debut in 2018 with the romantic drama Nannu Dochukunduvate co-starring Sudheer Babu and found success featuring in movies like Puri Jagannadhs sci-fi actioner iSmart Shankar and last years Solo Brathuke So BetterMaestro also fit the bill of her experimenting with the choice of projects she saidI constantly look forward to doing something different than what I have done before to not be repetitive Its embedded in me because I have done theatre where I was trained to do characters throughout Whatever opportunities I have been offered my attempt has been to do something newEven if the role isnt anything different I try to play it in a way that my audience doesnt feel they have seen me do this before Its probably the variations I offer or my attempt to not bore the audience with the same thing which may have worked for me and I wish to continue that going forward as well she added PTI JUR RDS RDS

Mumbai Sep 18 PTI South actor Nithiin says he considers his latest Telugu film Maestro a remake of Bollywood hit Andhadhun a step forward in exploring diverse storiesDirected by Merlapaka Gandhi and produced by Shresht Movies Maestro features Nithiin stepping into the shoes of actor Ayushmann Khurranas character of a blind piano player who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a murderIn an interview with PTI Nithiin the star of blockbuster romantic dramas like Ishq A Aa and Bheeshma said venturing into the genre of black comedy-thriller with Maestro is his attempt to try something new as an artisteWhen I was thinking of doing this film I was in two minds if I should do it or not Because I was happy in my space I was doing commercials masala films love stories But somewhere as an actor I wanted to push myself to reach a large audience and play a different role This is my step towards doing different content and pushing myself as an actor he saidMaestro also stars Tamannaah and Nabha Natesh taking over the roles played by Tabu and Radhika Apte respectively in the 2018 Sriram Raghavan-directed movieNithiin said he had seen Andhadhun and was a fan of the film but remaking the story was a challenging processThe team was conscious to not spoil the world of the original movie the 38-year-old actor saidThe first time I saw the film I wanted to do it in Telugu The biggest challenge for me with the film was that we should not spoil Andhadhun It is an acclaimed film and we didnt want to make something and spoil the originalMy director and I would check every shot repeatedly to ensure we got it right The way I look talk move the body language everything was taken care of Apart from the gripping plotline Nithiin said he was fascinated by the different shades of his characters personalityBut to play the part in his style the actor said he tried his best to avoid being inspired by Khurranas National Award-winning performanceI didnt want to be influenced I wanted to have my own approach towards the character It was a big challenge because it is a cult film which got Ayushmann a National Award So that made me more scared I am really worried when people will see the film will they troll me or praise me he addedMaestro is currently streaming onDisney Hotstar PTI JUR SHD RB RB

Helmed by Merlapaka Gandhi, Maestro is an official remake of Bollywood film Andhadhun that starred Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, Radhika Apte in major roles. The South version of the same released on Disney+ Hotstar on September 17 and stars Nithiin, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Nabha Natesh. A lot of hope has been attached to the movie as it sees brilliant […]