having started his career as a child artist srinagara kittys transition to lead actor in sandalwood was rather easy after a stint on television during which he was a a part of several successful soaps kitty made his debut as a villain in chandra chakori the actor continued playing characters with grey shades until producer g prasad reddy offered him the lead role in giri theres been no looking back since then with movies like inthi ninna preethiya savaari olave jeevana lekkachaara matte mungaru and sanju weds geetha kitty established himself as a force to reckon with in sandalwood while his last few releases have not exactly raked in the moolah at the bo the actor is now hoping to be back in the groove with tony director jayatheertha narrated the script to me a long time ago and wanted to start the film immediately but i was tied up with other commitments and couldnt give him dates the script though was too enticing so i worked out a schedule to accommodate the film as soon as possible says kitty adding tony is not a regular commercial film the story has three different dimensions which will be a unique experience for kannada audiences it is about a guy who wants to make quick money but told in an entertaining manner and with a message despite a long and impressive filmography tony says kitty will launch him as a true commercial actor this is a film that will appeal to audiences of all age groups there are grand visuals especially those from our bangkok schedule during which we shot with tigers this film will give me a mass hero image he says that is an interesting twist given that kitty has hitherto not fallen into any particular category of acting unlike others who are known for their romantic hero or action hero image thats because i dont want to be a star i want to be known as an actor irrespective of whether my film does well or not i do not take success or failure to my head i only look at improving my roles and give variety to my audiences he says interestingly the actors upcoming projects will be directed by young upcoming directors if directors like s narayan suri nagashekar or om prakash rao didnt support me when i came into the industry my life would have taken a different route everyone enters the film industry with big dreams if we dont encourage new talent who will he asks but the credit for his success doesnt just belong to these filmmakers kittys wife bhavana too has played a big role in getting him where he is today i used to roam around girls colleges as a teenager and met her through a common friend near her college we dated discreetly until we were caught redhanded by my mamas friend luckily our families had no objections to our relationship and we got married bhavana grew up in writers