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Twinkling little stars!
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The kids can't be trained like adults, but have to be initiated into acting through games and songs.
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GROOM THEM YOUNG: Satyanand with the little stars at his studio. --Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam
"Oh, this cute little boy! I think I have seen him somewhere."
How often do we come across boys and girls whose faces seem to be familiar but we cannot recollect them? The next time you come across such a situation, recall the latest films you have seen on the screen or television soaps and there are fair chances that you have seen him/her there.
Wonder what it's all about?
Quite a few kids from the City of Destiny have made it to the big screen while some others have chosen the small screen route to fulfil their celluloid dreams.
M. Anudeep, a Std.I pupil of Kids Create School, has already acted in 'Arya' and 'Keelu Gurram' and is now acting in a third film being made by the noted director, Kodi Ramakrishna. His passion for dance and good looks prompted his relatives to suggest to his mother to train him in acting.
Says his mother, M. Sridevi: "We haven't thrust our opinion on him. It was his interest in Western dance that made us encourage him to try acting in films. He has won three silver medals at the State-level skating competitions and is good at his studies too."
Five-and-a-half year old Anudeep demonstrated his skills in dialogue delivery and walking and fighting like a cat. "He draws inspiration from his friend and child star, Deepak," says his mother.
Deepak, who has already made a mark as a child artiste, showed maturity in dialogue delivery and action. He underwent three months training in acting in September 2003. His first film was 'Pedha Babu' followed by 'Arya', 'Cheppave Chirugali' and 'Aditya C/o ABN College'. He has four films on hand.
"When Deepak was three months old, he used to listen to the songs played on tape and seven months later, he was able to perform some dance steps. Noticing his unusual grasping abilities, we got him trained in classical dance at the age of one-and-a-half years," says his mother, P. Ramani Kumari.
He got his first break when he was selected to perform in the popular dance programme 'Dum dum diga diga' on MAA TV at the age of four-and-half years. He got the State-level first prize in the programme. He has given several stage performances. He is an accomplished swimmer, skater and a casio player.
Does all this mean, he is a non-performer in studies?
"Certainly no. He grasps anything easily and he secured 85 per cent marks in Std.III last year," says his mother.
Deepak will soon star as a solo hero in a film to be directed by wellknbown stage director L. Satyanand, who is currently training a lot of star sons in acting.
Inspired by Deepak, his five-year-old brother, Sandeep Saroj, is now doing his 'arangetram' in acting. He has already learnt Western dance. It seems to be a long way ahead for this little boy.
While Deepak is a fan of megastar Chiranjeevi, Sandeep adores Mahesh Babu and Nitin. Sandeep, without hesitation, says thumbs-up for the hero, Srikanth.
"These kids can't be trained like adults. We initiate them into acting through games and songs. At times they are grouped along with the batches for seniors as they imitate the adults and learn from them and try to improve on it," says Satyanand.
"It is very difficult to train kids as they get diverted very easily. Further, most of the kids are from English medium schools and cannot read their mother-tongue. We write the dialogues and songs in English for them to rehearse," he says.
Satyanand has also trained his son, Raghavendra Raju, a Std. IX pupil, in acting and another boy, Veeresh (Std. IX), but they are yet to don the greasepaint.
There are many more child stars like Bhushan, who has acted in 'Kothadanam' and '143', and Meena Malathi, who has acted in 'Aditya C/o ABN College'.
B. MADHU GOPAL
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