Shankar's "I" has given chance to Mumbai model Upen Patel to become a baddie for the first time on South Indian screen. Probably that helped Upen now to open his dream account in Telugu cinema.

In Aadi's upcoming film, Chuttalabbayi. Upen Patel will be seen as the antagonist. "We were looking for someone who is suave and yet can carry off a role with negative shades. I felt Upen was the obvious choice" says director Veerabhadram. At the same time Upen also feels that negative characters, if written and portrayed well, can bring out a spectrum of human emotions. He feels that "Bad is the new good".