Former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad will be soon making his cinematic debut in an upcoming Kannada movie titled ‘Sachin Tendulkar Alla’ where unlike other cricketers who have had a minor role to play in earlier films, this movie revolves around Prasad and the kid he coaches, an autistic boy who wishes to be like Sachin Tendulkar and play for India. The movie can be seen on theatres this summer in Telugu and Kannada.
Made under the directorial guidance of actor Mohan Shankar, the movie will be about the struggles of an autistic boy who wishes to be like Sachin Tendulkar and play for India.
A 20-second trailer of the movie was released on Youtube
Prasad recently spoke about his experience while making the movie, and revealed that he was very close to rejecting the role offer. ”Frankly, when [director] Mohan initially spoke to me, I was extremely reluctant. It was not just a cameo, but almost a full length role. And I needed to act. As a cricketer, I am only good on the pitch and not on the silver screen because it requires different type of skills. But somehow, Mohan persisted and I relented. He convinced me saying, `You just need to do what you do on the field before camera as well'.”
You can read the whole interview here.
Former cricketer Javagal Srinath has also agreed to make his appearance in the movie.
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