India, Aug. 2 -- Kannada actor-filmmaker Raj B Shetty has been collaborating with Malayalam actor-producer Dulquer Salmaan for a while, getting the latter to distribute his films in Kerala, and vice versa. This, he says, comes from a place of immense respect, rather than friendship. In fact, Raj says that he does not have a close friendship with Dulquer, and that he prefers to maintain a distance from superstars to maintain a sense of awe.

In Kerala to promote his latest, Su From So, which Raj has produced and acted in, he spoke to Radio Mango and was asked about his relationship with Dulquer. "His banner had distributed the Malayalam-dubbed version of Toby in Kerala, but after I worked with Mammootty sir in Turbo, the equation with the ...