I have missed facing the camera, so it feels great to be back on sets: Sushanth A

After seven long months, actor Sushanth finally got back on sets earlier this week and is thrilled to be back in action again. “I remember the last time I shot was on March 15. We were just trying to get our head around the Covid-19

pandemic

and I thought we’ll just take a seven-day break as a precautionary measure, but ended up getting a seven-month-long one instead,” he chuckles, adding, “But it’s great to finally be back on the sets. I’ve really missed facing the camera.”

Sushanth is

shooting

for

Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu

, directed by debutant Darshan, and stars opposite Femina Miss India 2018 first runner-up Meenakshi Chaudhary. “We’re easing into the shoot with a couple of

dance

montages, so it’s a fun way to start. It goes without saying, we’re taking all the necessary

precautions

, including mandatory temperature checks, sanitisers, masks and face shields for the crew. We aim to finish the film in a single schedule by the end of this month so a busy time lies ahead,” he shares.

In all the stills from the film released so far, the Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo actor is seen on a bike. Does he play a biker in the film, we wonder. “You will have to wait and watch to know that. All I can say is that it’s a film that’ll show a whole new, uninhibited side of me. It’s a thriller-comedy based on a real incident so I found it exciting. I don’t want to be typecast in a particular kind of role so I hope with this film, people can see me as a versatile performer,” he says, signing off.