Sundeep Kishan, the affable actor from Next Enti, Tenali Ramakrishna BA BL brought in his birthday on 7 May in quarantine.

“It was like any other day. I tried to think of all the things I’d like to do when the lockdown ends, and I couldn’t come up with a better option than staying at home with my family,” says Sundeep.

He is trying his best to maintain a disciplined life indoors. “I am not eating more than I usually do. I am not stuffing myself just because I’m home. But yeah, my sleep pattern has gone haywire. But that’s okay. Even otherwise when I am shooting I don’t get regular hours of sleep. Between travelling and shooting sleeping hours go for a toss anyway.”

Sundeep admits he has been getting restless of late. “Honestly during the last week all of us are getting somewhat restless. I mean, on one end there is the faith and belief that the lockdown will soon end. On other hand, there’s that lurking dread that it may not end that soon. What then?”

Sundeep feels the same urge to restore his normal life as everyone else. “We all need to go back to work. We all have unfinished business waiting to be taken care of. It’s a tricky situation, I know. Also as human beings we cannot live the same life on repeat every day. We’ve to have something to look forward to . Somewhere we need to move on with our lives.”

Sundeep’s advice to his followers and fans? “Be patient for a while longer. Do not lose hope, We will win this war. It may take six weeks or six months. But we will.”