Jagapathi Babu makes Telugu tv debut with speak present Jayyammu Nischayammu Raa

Jagapathi Babu makes his tv debut with Jayyammu Nischayammu Raa, a brand new celeb speak present on Zee Telugu produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. While the format options conversations with celeb households, the actor insists it’s not a typical star-studded showcase. Instead, he describes it as a “private and pleasant speak present” — an area the place he reconnects with actors, a lot of whom are childhood pals or colleagues he has shared the display screen with.

“Fortunately, I don’t have anyone towards me, nor do I maintain something towards anybody. So I’m in a superb place,” he says, including that the present is rooted in camaraderie.

Inspirational present

Jayyammu Nischayammu Raa, which interprets to “victory is inevitable”, marks Jagapathi Babu’s TV debut on Zee Telugu. The present sees him in heartfelt conversations with personalities from the movie business and past, drawing out anecdotes, reminiscences, and experiences that additionally spotlight how they overcame life’s hardest odds.

Jagapathi hopes these tales will resonate with anybody struggling to seek out motivation. “My life, as everybody is aware of, has been a curler coaster. Everybody falls and everyone will get up. Ultimately, we bounce again. I need folks to really feel comfy, to attend for his or her time, and to grasp that nothing is admittedly misplaced till life itself is misplaced. Save your life, after which you are able to do something,” he says.

He additionally desires viewers to see that celebrities, too, face struggles like everybody else. “There are many individuals who really feel mentally low and have given up. This present is for them. I need them to know celebrities additionally undergo ups and downs. We’re equal.”

The first episode, telecast on August 17 with actor Nagarjuna because the visitor, was particularly emotional for Jagapathi. It introduced again a flood of reminiscences and gave him an opportunity to clear just a few issues that had been unsaid for years. “There was numerous enjoyable, some emotional moments, and even little clarifications. I used to be thanking Zee for making this rendezvous occur. We’re childhood pals, however hardly meet as of late. Thanks to this present, I received him solely for myself for 3 hours, and we bonded once more.”

Being actual

The actor showcases his unfiltered aspect to his followers — 1.1 million on Instagram, 1 million on Twitter, and 22 lakh on Facebook. Unlike a lot of his friends, his social media is just not dominated by film promotions or birthday needs; as a substitute, he makes use of it to attach authentically. “I’m not a social media particular person, however I wish to work together with individuals who have been with me for 35 years. I need to inform them that, such as you, I’m additionally a typical man. People assume stars have a particular life, however we’re additionally regular human beings,” he says.

Authenticity is central to his philosophy. He desires to current himself with out filters and remind folks of their shared humanity. “I need to stay within the fact as a lot as attainable. I can’t say I’m completely pure, 100% on every little thing, however a minimum of one thing near what we’re earlier than forgetting who we’re. People have virtually forgotten love, which we can’t afford to overlook. I need to unfold love and the gorgeous issue that ‘no one is much less, no one is extra’.”

The seasoned actor has labored throughout Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema. At 63, he leans on the Telugu phrase Oopiri Unnantha Varaku Opika Undaali (Till you’ve got breath, let there be endurance) and cites Amitabh Bachchan’s relentless spirit as an inspiration to maintain pursuing his craft. “It is all about ardour and love and the way you’re having fun with your journey.”

From making an OTT debut in 2018 to seamlessly transitioning into impactful damaging roles in Telugu cinema, Jagapathi Babu has by no means chosen the safer route. A robust believer in future, he prefers to waft. “I don’t like being in a single room or place. I need to be within the open, not between 4 partitions. I wish to stay life.”

Looking forward, he hopes to maintain experimenting with difficult characters. “The solely factor on the planet I do know is cinema. I don’t know the rest, as a result of everyone is aware of I’m a foul businessman — I’ve neither the intelligence, inclination, nor greed for cash. What is there may be sufficient.”

Jayyammu Nischayammu Raa on Zee 5 and Zee Telugu on Sundays at 9pm