India, May 18 -- Vijay Deverakonda is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Kingdom. The actor's Hindi-language debut with Liger failed to impress the audience when it released in theatres in 2022. In an interview with Filmfare, the actor opened up about how he felt after the film did not turn out to be as expected. Vijay said that he always wanted to make a film with director Puri Jagannadh and 'enjoyed' the process very much. (Also read: Ananya Panday was 'uncomfortable' doing Vijay Deverakonda's Liger, reveals dad Chunky: 'She said I'm too young for this')

During the interaction, when Vijay was asked whether he anticipated that the film would not work after release, the actor said, "No, I was obsessed with my character, lear...