Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS): Sudheer Babu plays a police officer in the upcoming Telugu action thriller, V. Preparations for the character included getting into lean and agile shape, he said.

"For 'V', I had to be in a lean-agile shape for almost a year. There were times you don't have the motivation to push yourself," Sudheer said.

He recalled how it his trainer who kept him going. "My trainer sometimes keeps experimenting with different kinds of training during the off-season, when I was not shooting for the film. One day I wasn't motivated and so he said we would try something else the next day. That's how I did it. Luckily we shot it and it was an interesting workout," he added.

"V" is directed by Mohanakrishna Indraganti. The film also stars Nani in a role with negative shades. This is Nani's 25th release.

The film also features Nivetha Thomas, Aditi Rao Hydari, Jagapathi Babu, Vennela Kishore, and Nassar. It streams on Amazon Prime Video from September 5.