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Telugu actor Srikanth, known for working in successful family entertainers such as Pelli Sandadi and Vinodam, feels such films are not made any more in the industry and that he misses featuring in them. "We don't make family entertainers like directors E.V.V. Satyanarayana and S.V. Krishna Reddy made many years ago. In fact, I feel we have stopped producing good family entertainers and are only focusing on churning out commercial films," Srikanth told. Srikanth worked in clean family entertainers with EVV and Krishna Reddy in films like Taali and Ooyala, respectively. "I badly want to do such family films again. These films also have commercial elements such as comedy, romance and drama, but are backed by a clean presentation. These are the kind of films we need make again from a modern-day perspective," he said. Will family entertainers work in 2014? "There is no tested-and-proven trend in films to follow. Nobody can predict the outcome of a film, but one thing that I'm certain of is that audience is always hungry for good films. I feel it's the right time to make a family film because nobody has made one in a long time," he added. He is currently awaiting the release of Telugu films Malligadu Marriage Bureau, Veta and Mondodu.
Srikanth in a novel attire
Srikanth started his film career as a villain, and later turned a character artiste and hero. He earned a place in the hearts of Telugu audiences with his impeccable style and performance. He earned a separate identity of his own and a special image. He turned a hero with 'Taj Mahal'. His films like 'Pelli Sandadi, Aahwanam and Vinodam' remained blockbusters which proved him as a successful hero. Later, he earned a name as a good performer with his roles in 'Khadgam, Shankar Dada MBBS and Adi Lakshmi'. Now he had decided to do some other different characters which are novel. As part of the plan, he accepted the role in 'Operation Duryodhana'. Unlike any other artiste, who doesn't want to shed his image, Srikanth tonsured his head for the character in 'Operation Duryodhana' and lived in the character. The film is all set for release soon. Presently, he is doing the role of 'ATM' again in 'Shankar Dada Zindabad', the sequel of 'Shankar Dada MBBS' which is the remake of a successful Bollywood film, 'Lage Raho Munnabhai.' He had also agreed to do a film 'Yamagola Mallee Modalayindi' in which he is portraying the role of Yamadharma Raju, which is presently on sets. Meera Jasmine is going to pair up with Srikanth in this movie.