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INTERVIEW
Rita
Aniruddha Sastry, a successful child artist with several movies under his belt
who also won a state award in his debut movie. Blessed with a golden voice
and charming demeanour, Aniruddha is unlike any other child stars that
have disappeared into oblivion after becoming adults. He is a versatile and
multifaceted media artist juggling his time between hosting shows for
television and live stage programs while keeping up with his music
assignments as a singer and director.
Tell us something about your
childhood and journey
My singing career actually began at
5 years when I used to sing Shankar
Mahadevan’s rendition of Maha
Pranadeepam, at family gatherings
to the appreciation of my admiring
relatives. I owe my successful
musical career entirely to my
parents for recognizing my
potential and enrolling me into
Sadhana music school run by Mr
and Mrs. Manjula Gururaj. They
nurtured my talent by encouraging
me to share the stage with eminent
singers like S.P. Balasubramaniam,
Hariharan,
S.
Janaki,
Usha
Mangeshkar, Rajesh Krishnan and
others that taught me the nuances
of participating and managing live-
stage shows.
Did you face any challenges in
getting back into showbiz?
Getting back into showbiz was not
without challenges as most of the
people I knew as a child had moved
into other professions and I had to
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start all over again. I faced many
rejections during this period that
forced me to rethink my approach
strategy and redo my portfolio
after
looking
at
several
inspirational videos.
How do you keep yourself
motivated and manage time
between projects?
I believe that every individual is
born unique and only if you have
faith in the infinite strength of your
abilities and work on them you can
conquer the world. I catch up with
friends and movies during free
time.
I read about successful
people in showbiz industry that
have managed to surmount
setbacks in their lives time and
again between projects to keep
myself motivated
Your mantra to success?
As a stage performer I am
extremely aware of my strengths
and weaknesses and make it a
point to rehearse to avoid missing
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