There are admirable qualities in Nikhil. After a series of disasters, he had taken a sabbatical and has come back with Karthikeya. That one film established him as a reliable hero, his market value has also gone up by leaps and bounds.

“In Shankarabharanam I play an ABCD (American born confused desi). Though it is a remake of Phas Gaya Obama, Kona garu had made his changes and had scripted the film in his inimitable style,” tells Nikhil to Telugu360.com. After Karthikeya, he could have signed innumerable movies and made money simultaneously but he is going the slow and steady way picking good scripts.While the senior generation heroes are on their way out, actors like Nikhil, Nani are looking to carve a niche for themselves with exciting stories. It is their time now.