Phone conversation with your ACD - Page 4

Originally posted by: atina

He is the technical coordinator for Bandham serial- He partcipates along with few other Bandham stars in this forum discussion, from time to time

oh, ok, thanks Atina!

Originally posted by: atina

Hi all,
Please post all your questions by 15th of May....then I will have tme to take a print out of all the compiled questions etc.......

OK, Atina. I shall consolidate and compile all the questions for you by 15 May. Thanks again for your effort. Much appreciated.

CONSOLIDATED QUESTIONS FOR ACD

Thanks Atina. Earlier, I consolidated all the questions I found on the other page plus added some of my own. Here it is. (Atina, please try to obtain some photos from him. Please also snap some photos of yourself with him.)

Personal questions
1. Age (date of birth; zodiac sign)
2. Height
3. What does your wife do. Does she play any role in your professional life, for instance in managing you or helping you pick outfits?
4. How does your wife take to this new-found popularity with your female fans?
5. What sort of father are you? Are you like a policeman at home or are you a doting, indulgent father who lets his wife take on the disciplinarian role with the children.
6. What sort of a role did your father, Mr Saakshi Renga Rao, play in your acting career?
7. What are your pastimes/hobbies?
8. What are your likes/dislikes
9. Tell us a bit more about your badminton skills. Did you participate in tournaments?
10. Your female fans have taken to giving you makeovers on the forum page. But personally, what forms of attire do you like best.
11. What were you trained as. What profession would you have chosen if you had not become an actor
12. Who are your favourite actors/actresses. Who would you consider to be your role-model
13. Who are the people whom you consider to be the most important influences on your personal and professional life.
14. How and when did you learn how to speak Tamil.
15. How has your life changed since this newfound fame. Do you, for instance, try to follow an exercise routine; how has your family life been affected, etc.

Professional questions
1. What movies and serials have you acted in. Is there any major movie or serial role being planned for you?
2. Have you had any training in acting?
3. Have you done theatre roles?
4. Do you think it is critical for chinnathirai actors to have a toehold in movies?
5. What do you think your future prospects are in the field of acting, given that today's heroes are typically in their 20s?
6. What was your favourite role. What was the most challenging role that required a lot of hard work. Do you think you could do better in any other role that than of a policeman? If so, what is it? What sort of roles are you hoping to play?.
7. Do you think there is a danger of your being typecast in a certain character, that of an upright, conscientious law-abiding man in uniform, for instance.
8. You seem to do the role of ACD with a lot of passion. Could this be because this has been a dream profession for you? Have you ever wanted to become an IPS Officer in real life?
9. What percentage of your success would you attribute to the on screen Priya-Durai romance?
10. Would you continue to take on negative character roles now that you have a larger profile, almost a hero's profile on Anandham. Do you think the role of a drunkard that you play in Surya will affect your image
11. If you were offered the following three roles but can choose only one....which would be your choice and why: (a) womanizer who reforms; (b) cheating financier who reforms; (c) a murderer who reforms (Submitted by Madhu)
12. Most serials end up showing women in a bad light either as weak and brainless or rich and arrogant or the seductress type. Do you think the standard of portraying women will rise if the serials are directed by women rather than a men? Why do you think there are not many women directors in the entertainment industry? (Submitted by Madhu)

Looking ahead
1. What are your personal goals as far as acting is concerned. What do you think are your greatest challenges and the main hurdles you face?
2. What is your vision for the film/TV industry.

Requests

1. Could he provide an official email id or address where fans could write to him, not a personal one.

2. Could he please visit www.encounter-ac.com, a special Saakshi Siva website, created by a fan. It would be great if he could check it out and provide more material through email id saakshiwebmasters@encounter-ac.com or through you. He doesn't have to write personally; his wife or any of his representatives could do so. All that is wanted is a bit more information and photographs (family photos would be great).

3. Could he consider the idea of a net chat at some point since he doesn't have the time for regularly visiting the forum pages? All he has to do is to set aside some time on one occasion (say, 2 hours) and take questions live. But this has to be done around 9 pm or so on a Saturday to accommodate fans from India, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia and the several time zones in the US.

Dear Atina.

Please use your discretion; you don't have to ask all the questions above. You may want to consider showing him the list first and asking him which he wants to answer in the taped session and which he may want to reply informally with one word answers (for possible use on his website). Thanks.