SHE has just hit the jackpot with the dark horse 'Subramaniyapuram'. Swathi, the heroine from Andhra, is a far cry from Tulasi, the demure maiden she played. “Feeling shy was the most difficult thing for me.Those coy glances are just not me!” she exclaims. But director Sasikumar seems to have effectively transformed this jeans and T-shirt girl into the pavadai-dhavani one. And the move seems to have paid off.
With two Telugu films to her credit and a stint at TV anchoring for the Colors channel in Hyderabad, how did she sign up 'Subramaniyapuram'? “It was instinct. Sasikumar’s narration and passion for work was exciting.
He had already completed the photo shoot and two songs were ready when I signed up. Also there was no sleaze in the movie. So I didn’t have any reason to say no. If it was a jump into the unknown with a debut director, at least it was a safe jump,” she recalls.
Though Tamil was her weak point, she claims to have picked up a lot by now. She is all praise for the unit’s way of working. “There was no unnecessary bonding after shooting and it was total team work. We have all become good friends.” About the heavy climax shot she reveals, “Sasikumar kept the atmosphere charged for the climax. Jai and I were not allowed to speak for three days as a buildup to it,” she recounts. “That way we were mentally prepared for the heavy crying and murder scene.”
Swathi wants to do roles that will be noticed in Telugu and Tamil. “I don’t want to be just eye candy or play coy roles,” she says. In the meanwhile, she is looking forward to her next Telugu release, 'Ashta Chamma', opposite newcomer RJ Nani.
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