India, Sept. 13 -- Actor Manchu Manoj went through personal and professional upheaval before making a strong comeback. The actor got emotional at the success event held for his most recent release, Mirai, in Hyderabad on Saturday, mentioning how many warned director Karthik Ghattamaneni and producer TG Vishwa Prasad from casting him. Here's what he said.

Manoj mentioned while talking to the press that it has been a while since he was last seen on-screen. He said, "It has probably been 10-12 years since my phone rang like this; it still feels like a dream. It took me a while to even get back to everyone who has been calling." While thanking Karthik for casting him in the film, Manoj said, "I never said this out loud, but I've had an inher...