After RRR success, N. T. Rama Rao Jr. returns with Devara: Part 1, AP interview

N. T. Rama Rao Jr. is following up the international success of RRR with the actiondrama Devara: Part 1, in which he plays both a mythical hero and a son struggling with his dad s legacy. He says Los Angeles has become his lucky charm after last year s trip to the Oscars where Naatu Naatu won best song and a subsequent invitation to join the U. S. film academy. The 41yearold Tollywood star, whose father and grandfather were both prominent actors and political leaders, sat down with AP entertainment editor Ryan Pearson to talk about his own perspective on fatherhood, the difficulty of filming crowdpleasing underwater scenes, his Marvel aspirations, staying innocent as an actor and his love for the Will Smith film The Pursuit of , devara, devarapart1, ntr, tollywoodnews