Actor Ramya Krishnan says her short stint in Bollywood made her evaluate her choices as a performer and pushed her to divert her attention towards the South film industry.
Krishnan made her acting debut in 1983 with Tamil film 바카라Vellai Manasu바카라 and in a career spanning close to four decades, she has acted in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages.
In Hindi cinema, Krishnan featured in 바카라Dayavan바카라, 바카라Parampara바카라, 바카라Khalnayak바카라, 바카라Chaahat바카라, 바카라Banarasi Babu바카라 and 바카라Bade Miyan Chote Miyan바카라.
바카라None of the films did well (here) and I was already a star or a leading heroine in Telugu industry. So I didn바카라t have the guts to leave that industry and come and fight my battle (in Hindi cinema). I didn바카라t have the courage to give it all away,바카라 Krishnan told PTI in an interview.
바카라For you to do more films in a certain industry, you need a successful movie. Unluckily, that also didn바카라t happen in Hindi and I was comfortable doing Telugu films,바카라 she added.
Some of Krishnan's celebrated films from south are 바카라Allari Priyudu바카라 (Telugu), 바카라Kante Kuthurne Kanu바카라 (Telugu), 바카라Padayappa바카라 (Tamil), 바카라Sweety Nanna Jodi바카라 (Kannada), 바카라Panchatanthiram바카라 (Tamil), 바카라Baahubali바카라 series (Telugu) and 바카라Super Deluxe바카라 (Tamil).
The 51-year-old actor said she is grateful to the filmmakers from the South for offering her diverse work.
바카라I am glad I got opportunities that were diverse, like Kamal Haasan바카라s movie 바카라Panchatanthiram', where I played a call girl Maggie. It was a rage that time.
"Then with Rajni sir I did 바카라Padayappa바카라, in which I played the antagonist, and then a film like 바카라Super Deluxe바카라. So these kinds of roles have opened doors for more opportunities. Maybe that's why I am not typecast,바카라 Krishnan added.
In her latest release 바카라Liger바카라, she plays leading man Vijay Deverakonda바카라s mother Balamani.Â
Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, the movie is directed by noted South filmmaker Puri Jagannadh and revolves around an underdog fighter (Deverakonda) from Mumbai, who competes in an MMA championship.
Krishnan said Balamani is a complex character and cannot be defined as just a conventional "mother" role.
바카라You cannot label it as a mother's role. It is a supporting role. She has a strong and aggressive side to her."
바카라Liger바카라 also starring Ananya Panday, opened in theatres on August 25. The film is backed by Jagannadh and Charmme Kaur's banner Puri Connects and Karan Johar-led Dharma Productions.Â
Up next for Krishnan is Rajinikanth-led movie "Jailer", directed by Nelson Dilipkumar of "Doctor" fame and the second season of MX Player series "Queen".Â
