My role in Kempegowda 2 is a turning point in my acting career: Sreesanth

It’s been a good year for cricketer-turned-actor S Sreesanth. Not only was his ban on playing

cricket

revoked by the Supreme Court, paving way for more sporting action in his life, but he also found a new calling with showbiz, with a stint on the show Bigg Boss, which Salman Khan hosts, and films in namma Sandalwood.
His first film here, the much-delayed

Kempegowda 2

, is finally ready for release on August 9, and Sreesanth is thrilled to bits. “I play a suave young politician in the film, in what is a very pivotal role. The characterisation is so clever that you will realise that I was the main antagonist all along only during the climax. After the trailer was released, I got a lot of positive response to it, and I am hoping that once the film is out, it paves the way for a lot more offers for me. This role, no doubt, is a turning point in my acting career and is better than anything else I have done so far,” he says and adds, “It was an absolute privilege working with actors like

Komal

and Suchendra Prasad, among others. Also, Kempegowda, which had Sudeep in the lead, was a blockbuster, so, I am hoping that this one too will find favour with audiences.”