How it happened
I was modelling before I ventured into films. The director of Azhwar was looking for a girl to play actor Ajith Kumar's sister in the film. That was when one of the co-ordinators showed my stills to the director, who felt I would suit the role. Working with Ajith was a beautiful experience; I learnt a lot about acting from him. My first film as heroine was Valluvan Vasugi , directed by ‘Marumalarchi' Bharathi.
How it felt
I was thrilled to see myself on the silver screen. I first watched the film in the AVM studio, then with VIPs in a preview theatre and later in Udhayam. As I did not want people to recognise me, I went to the first-day-first-show with my friends and was part of the audience. But people recognised me and praised my performance.
How life changed
After doing two films in Tamil, I switched to Telugu. Though I didn't know a word of Telugu, I learnt the language and did Sadugudu, directed by Nagaraj — I was featured opposite Jayanth, son of veteran actor Banuchander. Life has changed a little. In Tamil, I am now doing Kootanchoru with Ajay Kumar directed by Anbu Saravanan, Nanum En Kadalum with Anand Krishna directed by SAC. Ramki, Meeravudan Krishna directed by Krishna and Kallupatti directed by Manisekar.
Published - January 22, 2011 05:08 pm IST
