India, April 15 -- Actor Adivi Sesh's Dacoit is currently running in theatres. The action drama has collected just crossed Rs.50 crore worldwide, according to its producers. For a film on a modest Rs.65-crore budget, it job half done within its first week itself. As the film continues to draw viewers, Sesh sits down with Hindustan Times for a chat about its success, the expectations audiences have of him, and his career graph so far.

Dacoit may not have fully recovered its budget, but it seems on course to do so, given its weekday collections. Sesh reacts to the box office buzz. "It makes you feel validated and vindicated. The audience's love has been extraordinary. While I was connecting to your call, I just opened BookMyShow casually, ...