Couldn t have asked for better entry: Kuchipudi artist Raju
Thiruvananthapuram May 11 (IANS) Popular kuchipudi artist Sandhya Raju is excited after her debut film Careful where she has been cast in the role of an investigative journalist.
Directed by the hugely popular V.K. Prakash the danseuse turned actress said she is very excited about her debut in the Malayalam thriller for which she spent a lot of time to get into the character.
When Prakash narrated the story to me as a debutant I could not have asked for a better entry. It was a well etched character waiting for me and I am quite optimistic the audience will love me in the film said Raju.
She added that she loved the film s story as it gave immense scope for an artist like her to be true to the character.
Prakash is a person who lets you sink into the character with great amount of freedom and he never made me feel like a debutante added Raju who was born in Tamil Nadu and is now settled in Telangana.
She said it was a great learning experience for her and she thoroughly enjoyed working among seasoned actors like Vijay Babu Vineeth Kumar Jomol Saiju Kurup and Aju Verghese.
The trailer of the film continues to garner good reviews both from the trade and movie audiences. The film slated for release later this month is produced by Suresh Balaji and George Pius of Wide Angle Creations.
--IANS
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