SS Rajamouli Calls Ranbir Kapoor His Favourite Actor, Animal Star Picks Sandeep Reddy Vanga Over Him

The excitement surrounding Animal reached new heights just ahead of its release as the iconic film director SS Rajamouli and superstar Mahesh Babu joined forces with lead stars Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol alongside producer Bhushan Kumar and director Sandeep Reddy Vanga. A grand promotional event was held in Hyderabad on Monday, November 27.

At the event, SS Rajamouli took the stage and sent his blessings and best wishes to Ranbir and his film. He also called Ranbir his favourite actor. The director then asked Ranbir if he had to pick between Sandeep Reddy Vanga and SS Rajamouli, whose film would he do. Ranbir hesitated to answer the question at first but ended up picking Sandeep. The clips from the event have gone viral on Reddit.

In one clip, SS Rajamouli could be heard saying, “Ranbir is such an intense actor… My favourite actor in Bollywood. Without hesitation I’ll tell, my favourite actor is Ranbir Kapoor. He has such intensity, such vulnerability… I wish Ranbir Kapoor to be top in the industry.

The director then interacted with Ranbir and asked him, “You love him (Sandeep Reddy Vanga) very much? He’s the best director for you in the world right now?” Ranbir agreed, “Very much. Yes.” SS Rajamouli then asked, “So, if you had to choose only one film to act in, will you select Sandeep Reddy Vanga or me?”

Ranbir quipped, “Sir, we can also do double shifts.” The filmmaker insisted that Ranbir could only pick one person. Ranbir said, “I have to be a loyal actor and I will choose Sandeep Reddy Vanga right now, sir.”

Ranbir Kapoor-led Animal will be released in theatres on December 1.