Varun Tej | Prema The Journalist

Konidela Varun Tej is an Indian actor who works in the Telugu film industry and hails from well-known 'Allu-Konidela family'. He made his acting debut as a child artist in Hands Up! (2000) and as a lead actor in Mukunda (2014). He went on to do popular films like Fidaa (2017), F2: Fun and Frustration (2019), Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019) and more.

In this humble yet honest conversation with Prema the Journalist, Varun shared his views on genres he's comfortable with, pressure of 'Mega family' tag, lessons from failed movies, Operation Valentine movie experiences, love for superheroes and rooted stories, wish list of characters, social media trolls, being married to Lavanya Tripathi and more. #premathejournalist

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - Comfortable genre

01:46 - Preparation for emotional scenes

03:19 - Reading bound script

04:33 - 'Mega family' tag pressure

07:00 - Discovering own strengths

08:16 - Approach to Fidaa and Tholiprema movies

10:32 - Analysing failed movies

13:48 - About Operation Valentine

16:04 - Approach to choosing scripts

20:36 - Opinion on larger-than-life roles

22:28 - Character wishlist

22:59 - Control over temper

24:12 - Social Media trolls

25:27 - Extent of VFX in Operation Valentine

26:35 -Operation Valentine Trailer

27:07 - Challenges of shooting for Operation Valentine

28:22 - Married Life

30:50 - RAPID FIRE: Owning failure of Ghani

32:19 - RAPID FIRE: Childhood photo of cousins

32:57 - RAPID FIRE: Love for Batman

33:43 - RAPID FIRE: Respect for Directors

34:28 - RAPID FIRE: Dosa time with Chiranjeevi

34:54 - RAPID FIRE: Common Interests with Lavanya Tripathi

35:52 - Having OCD

36:25 - Why watch Operation Valentine

Edited & GFX by: Gopi Kanth Nuthi
Cameraman: Samuelsai

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PREMA MALINI is a two time Erstwhile AndhraPradesh State Nandi award, and one time National award winning TV Journalist, with deep expertise in creating socially relevant television documentaries, Celebrity Interviews and news programming.