"I understand how much people love him when women my age run to click pictures with him. Therefore, his presence in the industry would only challenge me to work harder but never pose a threat as competition," he added.
Chaitanya, who belongs to the third generation of actors from the Akkineni family, chose a career in films by will.
"Coming from Akkineni family, I could say I was drawn into cinema, but nobody forced me to become an actor. I was 19 or 20 when I was confused whether to take up films as a career. At that juncture, I enrolled in an acting workshop and then eventually realised I was destined to be in films," said Chaitanya, who made his cinematic debut in 2009 Telugu college flick "Josh".
He says the star family status is a blessing.
