Vijay Deverakonda: Exploring the dark side of my characters’ personality is my forte

While the Arjun Reddy rage is yet to subside, Vijay Deverakonda is gearing up for his next in which he will be seen in a character starkly opposite to the one he played in ‘Arjun Reddy’.“The guy I am playing in my next is a sweet wholesome lovable family man who wouldn’t dream of asking his girlfriend for a kiss let alone sex. This is my homage to the archetypal angel-hero that Salman Khan plays in Sooraj Barjatya’s film,” he says.

The ‘

Pellichoopulu

’ actor found it challenging to play a sweet-natured character. “It’s a big challenge,” he says, “I am done with sweetness and virginity with this film. The three films after this would all have me playing dark disturbed characters. Exploring the dark side of my characters’ personality is my forte.”

The film will go on floors in February