The teaser of the Telugu film Extra-Ordinary Man, which introduced its protagonist Nithiin as a junior artiste or an ‘extra’ who features as the seventh person in the sixth row among the crowd that sings ‘Dandalayya’ in Baahubali - the Conclusion turned out to be an instant hit and a meme material. The comedy written and directed by Vakkantham Vamsi, who has in the past written entertainers such as Kick and Race Gurram, releases in theatres on December 8.
In an interview with The Hindu at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad, actor Nithiin is a picture of confidence when he says this is the best character offered to him in his 21-year career. “Apart from the hilarious situations in the film, my character goes through three different looks and phases and I think the graph has brought out the best in me as an actor.”
The film that stars Sreeleela, Rao Ramesh, Sampath Raj (“for a change he has not been cast as a cop or the father,” says Nithin), Rohini and Dr. Rajashekhar in what is said to be a surprise character, is projected as an all-out entertainer. “I don’t think anyone will watch if we narrate a story of the troubles faced by junior artistes,” says Nithiin.
