Ahead of ‘Aadarsha Kutumbam’, Trivikram Srinivas hails Venkatesh as a family-drama superstar

Venkatesh and Srinidhi Shetty in ‘Aadarsha Kutumbam’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The pre-release event of Aadarsha Kutumbam – House No. 47, held in Hyderabad earlier this week, reflected the camaraderie between writer-director Trivikram Srinivas and actor Venkatesh Daggubati.Speaking about the film, ahead of its release in theatres on October 30, Trivikram Srinivas stated that Venkatesh’s career proved that an actor could become a superstar by specialising in family dramas.Aadarsha Kutumbam marks the collaboration of Trivikram Srinivas and Venkatesh after Nuvvu Naaku Nachav and Malliswari. The director recalled Venkatesh’s support at the early stage of his career. “My journey as a writer began with Venkatesh garu’s Pavitra Bandham. During Pelli Chesukundam, he encouraged me even though he barely knew who I was. When I narrated the story of Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, I still do not know what gave him so much faith in me. As soon as I finished narrating it, he shook hands with producer Ravi Kishore garu and director K. Vijaya Bhaskar garu and told them that we were going ahead with the film. That moment changed the course of my career. I will always remain grateful to him.”Trivikram added that Venkatesh’s support continued to this day, and mentioned how the actor would sit with him and music composer S Thaman during the making of Aadarsha Kutumbam, giving his inputs and encouraging them.On his part, Venkatesh acknowledged the expectations that came with collaborating with Trivikram Srinivas after more than 20 years. “When he narrated a family drama that had scope for comedy, suspense and action, I was game to do the film. This is a story in which I play a character who does everything to safeguard his family,” said the actor.Aadarsha Kutumbam also stars Srinidhi Shetty, Nivetha Pethuraj and Nara Rohith, with cinematography by Ravi K Chandran and music by S Thaman. Published - October 28, 2026 02:50 pm IST