Siddhu Jonnalagadda’s Tillu Square, co-starring Anupama Parameswaran, was recently released with a massive box office opening. The sequel, directed by Mallik Ram, has found love for its unique brand of humour. The actor, who has also co-written the film, recently spoke about the art of attachment and detachment in the industry in an interview with Film Companion.
“I get criticised all the time by my close friends. I might be a big celebrity outside (post DJ Tillu) but they don’t care about all that. The more you lose touch with reality, the more you need people like that around you. It helps me be grounded,” says Siddhu. When talking about retaining objectivity both as an actor and writer for the film he says, “I am very protective about my film but at the same time I am very detached from it. Even in the editing room, I often refer to myself in the third person while judging my performance. I feel blessed to have that sense of detachment. I love my film but I’m not married to it. I have deleted more footage from the film than the actual runtime of the film”.
Siddhu also talks about why he is not active on social media, “I don’t care about being in the public eye all the time. If I go on a vacation I wanna be in that vacation. I don’t want to pull out my phone and say ‘Hey I’m on vacation,’ I am someone who does not want to be on Instagram. It just does not come naturally to me. Biggest of stars did not have social media. I feel it is important not to be seen to the public all the time and only be seen at the right time.”