Another Telugu comedian to turn director

It is quite common in Telugu film industry for actors and writers to turn directors in Tollywood. Earlier comedians like AVS, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Vennela Kishore have turned directors but all of them failed to become successful directors. Now another Telugu comedian planning to turn director.

Comedian Priyadarshi, who rose to fame through his portrayal of Kaushik in the successful 2016 romantic-comedy Pelli Choopulu, revealed that he has plans to do direction in future. He is currently busy artist in Tollywood. He is doing not only comedy roles but also other roles having importance in story. So far he has acted in prominent roles in more than 20 films. He earlier produced and directed some short films too.

He expressed his interest in wielding a megaphone but told it will take sometime for him to completely turn a director and currently focusing on his acting career. We will have to wait and see if at least this comedian changes the trend and become a successful director.