India, Aug. 5 -- Malayalam actor Venkitesh made headlines when his speech at the Kingdom pre-release event went viral. Everyone wanted to know who this new kid on the block was, and he became one of the most-searched actors on the web.

Now that Kingdom, featuring Vijay Deverakonda, has hit the screens and taken a great start, Venkitesh, who played the main villain, is being lauded for his stellar performance in the action drama.

Venkitesh revealed in an interview with Gulte that after delivering his high-energy speech, he felt incredibly happy and believed he had made an impact. But things changed as he went home, and the actor says, "The moment I rewatched the speech, I felt I went overboard and had ruined my career even before the fil...