Vijay Deverakonda finally breaks silence on 'Liger' failure, says 'The only punishment I gave myself was...'

Vijay Deverakonda catapulted towards stardom with the portrayal of ‘grey’ and ‘flawed’ character in the massive hit   Arjun Reddy  , a Tollywood film about a non-conformist, brilliant surgeon with anger management issues. The film hit the screens in 2017 and life has no longer been the same since then for the actor who continued the hit spree with   Mahanati  ,  Taxiwaala  , and   Geetha Govindam  .

However, he faced a massive setback as an actor when his much-anticipated Liger bombed at the box-office. At the press conference of his next ‘The Family Star’ with Mrunal Thakur, the actor finally opened up and said, “There is no change in my attitude. I have remained the same before and after the release. The only difference is that I decided not to talk about the results of my films [before release] for the next three movies or so. That’s the punishment I gave myself.”

A week after its failure in 2022, the actor shared a video with fans where he could be training for his stunts. His film  Liger  released on August 25 to poor reviews and collections. He wrote the caption- “Work hard, Push yourself, learn new skills, Learn from mistakes, enjoy success, live the life you want.”

Vijay also made an appearance in Bengaluru for the  SIIMA Awards  where he looked dapper in a black suit. In a video that made its way on the Internet, the actor could be seen answering questions like ‘if this is his first time in the awards show and what is he expecting from the event?’. Responding to the questions, Vijay said that he attended the prestigious award show two to three times before, and he was looking forward to meeting his friends and congratulating them after they were honoured for their work in the industry.