Kallu Chidambaram says, âIâm still aliveâ. Well, thatâs not the dialogue from any film but he said that to a few journalists when happened to meet him.
Whenever Chidambaram comes to Hyderabad he stays in Vishnu Priya Hotel beside Eenadu Office in Somajiguda. When asked why he is not seen in films these days, he said, âPeople assume Iâm dead. But itâs only my âtelephoneâ that is dead but not meâ.
Chidambaramâs home town is Vizag and he used to fly down to his place after the shoot even during his bright days of career. But there were many actors those made Hyderabad as residence to pursue career in Tollywood. Due to the non availability of Chidambaram in city, the directors started preferring Kondavalasa who entertains with north Andhra slang.
Thus Chidambaram lost opportunities. Well, the adage âout of sight is out of mindâ aptly suits Chidambaram.