Vijay Devarakonda became Cab driver

Hyderabad February 22: Tollywood young hero Vijay Devarakonda has become a star with 'Pelli Chupulu' movie, this was his debut movie as a hero but his First movie was with Nani's 'Yevade Subramanyam'.

And now he is coming with 'Arjun Reddy' movie. Recently Movie maker unveiled the teaser on eve of Valentine's Day. The bold trailer of Arjun Reddy which shows actor Vijay Devarakonda smoking pot and locking lips with his co-star has become the talk of T-town.

"Trust me, my phone hasn't stopped ringing the last couple of days. I've been flooded with congratulatory calls, the response has been quite overwhelming," says the actor, who plays a chain smoker who gets addicted to alcohol.



"The film is based on a true story. I play a brilliant young medico, Arjun Reddy, who is in love with a college mate. He is a very intense character who has a very short fuse, and due to a quirk of fate, ends up as an alcohol addict," says Vijay, who admittedly picked up smoking to play the role. And what about kissing, we're guessing he'd have some prior experience to count on? He laughs it off saying, "Well, we were just trying to be natural and portray real love. When people are in love they kiss and if they didn't, it would be weird (laughs)."

Looks like the actor is definitely not shying away from experimenting with unconventional roles. His next is a supernatural comic thriller directed by newcomer Rahul Sankrityan.

"The film revolves around a cab, a cabbie and an experiment has gone wrong. And I play an uneducated brash cab driver who wants to make easy money and-and thus he decides to take up a cab driver's job. How he's taken for a ride' and what happens makes for a dark suspense comedy ."

Halini is the heroine of Arjun Reddy. It is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. It is bankrolled by Pranay Reddy Vanga. The movie is slated for a Summer release.