Last seen in Tamil in Dhanush-starrer ‘Jagame Thanthiram’, Aishwarya Lakshmi talks about returning to Malayalam cinema after a hiatus and working with Tovino Thomas in ‘Kaanekaane’.
“Real but nice!” Says Aishwarya Lakshmi who is back after a hiatus during the lockdown last year. His last outing in Malayalam was in 2019 Brothers Day. She returns to Malayalam cinema with the recently released film Kanekkane, Manu Ashokan’s sleeper hit streaming on SonyLIV.
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As a guilt-ridden woman trying to find happiness in her marriage, Aishwarya’s performance is spot on. The doctor-turned-actor is currently pursuing a dream in Tamil and Malayalam, while she is making her Telugu debut. Godse Gopi Ganesh with Pattabhi.
“I am very happy with the way people appreciated my character. kanekkane. Such scripts do not come to you everyday. As an actor, you crave characters with essence and affection [in Kaanekkaane] Were there so many aspects to his personality,” she says.
In kanekkane, Aishwarya worked closely with him Mayanadhi: Tovino Thomas, who co-stars in the role of Allen. She admits that her close friends, with whom she discusses films and her scripts, had objections about playing Allen’s second wife, Sneha. He felt that, as the second woman in Allen’s marriage, Sneha had a chance to be treated as a ‘home breaker’. But Aishwarya decided to follow her gut realizing that it was a role in a lifetime and went ahead with the character.
“I know there was a risk in playing the role of Sneha but I believed in the subject and the content. Manu and the film’s screenwriters Bobby-Sanjay ensured that none of the characters were stereotyped. This helped Sneha appeal to the audience,” he believes.
what next?
Aishwarya yearns to work in Malayalam film though she is busy in Tamil.
“During the break in shooting” ponniyin selvanAfter shooting continuously from December to February, I decided to take a break for a month. This was my biggest mistake, because soon after, the pandemic brought everything to a halt. From February 2020 to October 2020, I was unemployed till the shooting of kanekkane started,” she says.
While admitting that she felt suffocated when she was out of work for a long time, she explains that since her debut Najandukalude Nattil Oridavel In 2017, unlike Nivin Pauly, she has always been busy. “I enjoy my work and missed the hustle and bustle of shooting during unexpected long breaks,” she says.
shooting in october kanekkane Started in Kochi. Though Sooraj Venjaramoodu, who was one of the lead characters in the film, came down with COVID-19, the shooting proceeded smoothly after his quarantine.
Meanwhile, Aishwarya has just wrapped up work in Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus ponniyin selvan, which is expected to release in 2022. Based on the eponymous classic, the film chronicles the life and times of Raja Raja Chola I. “Both the halves of the film were shot together. The shooting started with one of my scenes. But I can’t say anything about my role or the film. I was very nervous and excited to work in Mani Ratnam’s film. It took me some time to settle down because I was trying so hard to impress her. It also took time to get used to the big names I was working with,” she says.
moving on to Godse, she cannot say enough about how much she enjoyed working in Telugu and how well she was treated. “Gopi Ganesh, whom I call” Babai (meaning father) is very kind. I can take as many takes as I want and not a single abusive word from them. Thanks to him, I was able to find my footing in mainstream entertainment. Directors also expect me to do dubbing in Telugu,” she says.
In Malayalam, she has two women centric projects, Archana 31, not out And Miss. Archana 31, Directed by debutant Akhil Anilkumar, is about a primary school teacher in Palakkad. Unlike many of the self-confident, city girl characters she has played, Archana is a quiet lady in a rustic setting.
“at work” Archana has been completed. Miss, Based on a myth in folklore, is a period film directed by Nirmal Sahdev, who directed Ranmi and write hello join! we will start Miss Soon in Kannur. Both Archana And Miss are close to my heart and I can’t help but gush about them,” she concluded.
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