Allu Arjun's speech at DJ audio launch: Harish Shankar showed two variations in Duvvada Jagannadham

Stylish star Allu Arjun was all praises for director Harish Shankar in his speech at the audio launch of DJ aka Duvvada Jagannadham and said that he has shown two different variations of his character in an elegant manner in the movie.

The audio launch of DJ aka Duvvada Jagannadham was held at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad on Sunday evening. Addressing the audience, Allu Arjun thanked Devi Sri Prasad for his music and lyricists for their wonderful songs. He has also thanked other cast and crew for their contribution to the movie.

Talking about the director, All Arjun said, "I have watched Harish Shankar's previous directorial ventures like Mirapakay, Gabbar Singh, Ramayya Vasthavayya and Subramanyam For Sale. All these movies have got punch dialogues and entertainment quotient."

He continued: "One thing I noticed in all his films is that besides entertainment, he has equally focused on the portrayal of emotions. I thought I would do a movie with him if it has both entertainment and emotion. Luckily, this movie has both these aspects. Duvvada Jagannadham has entertainment, while DJ features punch. Its story is weaved accordingly."

Allu Arjun says though Harish Shankar possesses in-depth knowledge of cinema, he has a down-to-earth attitude. "What I liked in Harish Shankar is that he has got in-depth knowledge, but he appears to be so casual. Look at any working still of the movie, you will find me in laughs; that is because of Harish Shankar. He has not just made it mass, but also focused on the literature successful creating beautiful lyrics," the stylish star said.

"Harish has portrayed two different variations in the movie too. On one hand, the film has light-heart dialogues like: 'Enti Enti muddulu pettesi sabhya samaajaniki em message istunavu'; On other hand, dialogues like, 'Manam cheppalsindi bhuddham sharanam gachchami kadu, yuddam sharanam gachchami," which shows the filmmaker's expertise in portraying two completely different variations. I am confident that Harish Shankar justified both these sides in the film," he added.

DJ aka Duvvada Jagannadham is an action-comedy movie, which is produced by Dil Raju and Shirish under the banner Sri Venkateswara Creations. Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde are playing the lead roles, while Rao Ramesh, Murali and Subbaraju appear in important roles in the movie, which is slated to hit the screens on June 23.