Is my voice like jesus christ?
I am making and uploading videos since 3rd November, 2007. Till now I have uploaded 179 videos. My first video got 66 views, second video got 5k views. Some videos got no views. I worked hard and took much time (for some videos it took 2-3 months) for making a 1-2 minutes video. But there were no viewers and feedback. As applause / appreciation / positive feedback and encouragement gives a artist a new energy. I used to get disappointed many times and that slowed me down from making new videos. Many times I thought of dropping out from making videos.
When I was a teen, I became notorious for my memory at school. Teachers started discussing about me. I used to solve maths problems within a minute many times. A teacher offered me free tuition if I join her tutorial. After that I joined another school as this school was permitted for only Primary education. I took triple Promotion from 7th to 10th grade. My schooling was not normal. I took 4 promotions in schooling with a gap of 2-3 years every time because of poverty. My age was big and class was low. That’s why Promotion after every gap with change of school. My cousins were forward than me. So my father started forcing me to write ssc exams after 6th class. But my teacher said that without writing common exam (7th class) they won’t allow you.
Every time after gap, promotion and school change, we joined schools after 2 months. Almost new faces in the classroom. All strangers. No friends, my ex classmates were in the 8th class. In my tenth standard I participated in a running competition. In first batch, me and Lokesh stood first. I was not comfortable running because I was not having shoes. At first I ran with slippers. Both of us reached the target at the same time. Second batch winner was Prabhakar. Next round was in between Lokesh, Prabhakar and me. There were prizes only for two people. So this round was between three of us. This time I tried it barefooted because I was not comfortable running with slippers as i used to get a lot of sweat those days and my slippers got slipped often.
The running track was a thar road. To my fate it was spreaded by broken pieces of earthen pot. The road was a incline. The participants should touch the rope at the end and return back again. Both sides of the road was occupied by our school students. The race started, we touched the rope and were returning. The road was high, broken earthen pot pieces spreaded. I was not having the habit of bare feet. I was about to give up the race and then started the cheers of the crowd “Sreekanth, Sreekanth “. I was just surprised to hear that. There were my ex classmates. I was filled with a new energy with that applause. I tried hard, but the competitors were tough. They seem to be sportsmen. Before this race I participated in my 7th standard. It was held in a ground where there was loose mud where i returned back after touching the rope. I fell down while turning around in the loose mud where my feet got twisted. I lost that race. It was my first race as we joined and attended the classes very lately, the competitions were over every year. Lost the first race. This time I tried hard to achieve. Prabhakar was leading, I was in the 2nd position and lokesh was in 3rd position. The distance difference between three of us was just half a step. After trying hard also we didn’t change our positions. So, i got 2nd prize in running.
A few days later i got 2nd prize in essay writing competition. Topic was Indian Freedom struggle. It was for the first time i participated in competition and winning 2 prizes. In the whole school only me and Prasad took 2 prizes. He got for essay writing and kabaddi game which is a team event. I got a bit special recognition.
After passing my ssc (inspite of taking triple Promotion without tuitions) with 58.5% in first attempt. Expectations were high on me because i stood school first in 7th class and received a gift (book) from the then education minister Mr. P.V. Ranga Rao ( those days oldcity of Hyderabad was backward in education, so old city school association organised the function to encourage the students who stood school first. I couldn’t reach the expectations of my school mates because I was going through adolescent age with loneliness and i fell in love ( though I didn’t express my love towards her. It was a one sided love). I was so disturbed and couldn’t study seriously.
People started recognizing me and I felt myself like a hero. I don’t know how and when I got interested acting in films. I tried to get a chance in films. I was brought up in a typical way that I was unaware of society, even i was not having the knowledge of surrounding roads and routes. I was very shyish at that time. I attended screen tests. One director said you are fit for a action hero and offered me a hero role in a film of four heros. But asked me Rs.50,000/-. I said i can’t, he asked me Rs.20,000/-. I said i can’t. He then asked me Rs.5,000/- so that he will make documentary film hero. I said i can’t give money for which he said you are unfit for film industry.
You can’t spare a minimum amount of money. He then asked me to work with him as assistant director. I was ready to do the job. When I discussed about this with the office boy / assistant director there, he said that the director was not giving him salary since 6 months. So, I dropped the idea of working there. The director took Rs.750/- for navarasa pose photos. I attended workshop. Other people who attended were asking me how many films did I act. I said I am not trained or experienced. This is the first time, they were surprised. It was a horror scene. One day night a phone call from the fight master of the film that tomorrow morning shooting will start at bhoot bangla. Be there at the spot at 7 a.m. I was there and was given a role of gangster in the vilan gang. All the others were in touch and were informed about it from time to time. They were wearing black t-shirts. I was unaware and didn’t understand what to do.Luckily a person was wearing black shirt, i asked him and exchanged shirts. After first day shoot there was a press meet. The director was avoiding me. When i asked for navarasa photo shoot, he used to tell me that is for freshers. Now you have entered film industry. It’s not necessary.
Shoot was postponed many times prior, so I was not in touch with the director. Director said he will inform me updates, will contact you to the phone number (house owner’s landline). But he didn’t do so. Fight master asked for some money (like a tip) whenever i went there. I gave him, he took my pp number and said that he will inform me and did. At first the film title was “shock”. But after some discussions RGV took over the title. I went to shoot only the first day.
Another director asked Rs.750/- for navarasa pose pictures. I was unable to give.
I attended another shoot at Rama Naidu studio. It was 15 days schedule. But i went only one day.
Another director after screen test was ready to give me hero chance but asked Rs.10 lakhs. I was unable to give him. At that time I was working in biscuit factory as paper stores supervisor for a very less salary. My father opposed me strongly to act in films. He was also against me for doing boxing practice (anyhowi managed and wenton doing practice for almost 8 years).
Another director didn’t give me any script for screen test as i showed him my poetry ( I started writing in 6th class). He told me a situation and asked to write and tell the dialogue. I did so. He asked me for a producer later.
So if I enter into film industry 1) it should be without my father’s permission and knowledge. 2) I was not having money even for transportation. 3) I have to leave the job. 3 reasons made me keep distant from film industry. So, I started making videos to satisfy myself.
I used to post the links in Facebook and sent the links of videos to my near and regular contacts. A few views increased but it was very much time consuming process and the views were not considerable enough. Then for the first time I started posting the links and videos to Facebook stories and whatsapp status instead of sending links to many.
I got a few appreciations for my work. But recently a person said that I was not singing good. I am very bad at singing. I was very much disappointed.
Another person commented that my voice over is like Jesus christ in karunamayudu film.
I felt very bad and disappointed. But for change i posted videos in apps like chingari and share chat, it worked amazingly. My second video took almost 12 years for 5k views. But this 5k mark views is attained in just 3 days. Same video got 10k views in 2 different apps.
Initially this video is also a rejected one. Once when i was going through whatsapp messages, i found a message stating that the audition is going on. Interested people may send their videos. I took a trial and sent. They rejected it. The same video i sent to a talent hunt organization, they liked it. Then I uploaded in YouTube. No specific improvements. But when i uploaded in Chingari and share chat, many views, likes, shares, downloads.
