Dhruva is high on emotion, the audience will love it, says Ram Charan

Calm, composed and effortlessly confident, Ram Charan Tej shows no signs of nervousness about Dhruva, which is releasing today. "The script speaks for itself in the film. That was what appealed the most to me. It's a tight story and it kept me on the edge of the seat. And I'm certain that it will keep the audience on the edge of the seat as well," says the Mega Power Star, who is playing IPS officer Dhruva. And he reckons the character is much like him in one specific aspect: "Dhruva is the good guy. And, he is a positive guy; just like me."

Dhruva is a man on a mission, determined to destroy the evil scientist, Siddharth Abhimanyu (played by Arvind Swamy), the brain behind "a 100 criminals". The war between 'good'

represented by Dhruva and 'evil' — Siddharth Abhimanyu — drives this film, which is a remake of the Tamil blockbuster Thani Oruvan. While the original is narrated from the antagonist's point of view, Charan shares that the Telugu version is a little different. "Dhruva is not a first person narrative of Siddharth Abhimanyu. But the story still revolves around these two major characters in the film. Neither was my character elevated nor was Arvind's downplayed. The essence of the film was kept intact by Suri garu (Surender Reddy, the director), but changes were made in terms of treatment to suit the Telugu audiences," says Charan, who confesses that he "loved the film" before he was even approached for it

Ram Charan says he didn't improvise much when playing the protagonist. "The screenplay itself was so brilliant, and detailed, that following it to the T was enough."

However, he spent over a year to get into the skin of the character, literally. "The idea was to look like a tough cop, a confident one. Therefore, the ripped body. It is meant to represent the mind of the character - how he grew up; the ups and downs he went through in his life; and how he trained to become a cop. This man Dhruva, has put in so much effort to be who he is, mentally, intellectually and physically, that it needed to be reflected in his appearance."

Talking about the USP of Dhruva, Charan says, "The film is high on emotion. And it has been proved time and again, that the audience love films which are high on emotion. Dhruva will have them glued to their seats throughout and I'm sure of that." And he has a message for the audience too: "Load up on the popcorn! You don't want to miss even a minute of the two- hour-39-minute film."

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