The audience has never seen him in this sort of a role before and were pleasantly surprised.
I felt his hit-less patch turned out to be an advantage as there were no big expectations or image baggage that the film had to cater to. His films may not have done well but his acting credentials are beyond doubt. “Frankly speaking, I could not imagine anyone other than Dr Rajasekhar to carry off the role in Garuda Vega.
