Ramya Krishnan interview: On her ‘Jailer’ reunion with Rajinikanth, and reigniting the ‘Padayappa’ magic
The Hindu
Ramya Krishnan talks about being part of Rajinikanth’s latest with director Nelson, recalls her time on the sets of ‘Padayappa’ and ‘Panchatanthiram,’ and why she’d love to do a dance number in S.S. Rajamouli’s next
It’s the reunion everyone has been waiting for since 1999; Neelmbari is finally married to Padayappa and is happy with a family?!
When it was announced that Ramya Krishnan was cast opposite Superstar Rajinikanth in Jailer as his wife — and knowing director Nelson’s penchant for fan service — fans have been expecting a throwback moment of some sort when the film releases this week.
Not so much, Ramya Krishnan says. But she does say it’ll be a special experience for everyone, even as she is busy looking ahead to her future projects: Trivikram’s Guntur Kaaramstarring Mahesh Babu, the second season of the biopic-drama series Queen, a new Hindi film headlined by her, and one more pan-Indian title that she can’t reveal too much about.
“This phrase... ‘pan-Indian’ got so popular only after Baahubali! I realised the true sense of what it meant after the films’ success; now people across India and even overseas recognise me wherever I go,” she says, thoughtfully.
“Despite having been in this industry for so long, I’ve started being cognizant of my acting skills only in the recent past. Every film is still a learning process for me, and almost-four decades have gotten me to this point. It’s like a chain reaction; from the glamorous roles I used to do, to accepting a negative role in E. V. V. Satyanarayana’s Aayanaki Iddaru (the Telugu remake of Yash Chopra’s Aaina), which eventually led to me getting cast in Padayappa, after which my life changed.”
The actor talks to us about sharing screen space with the Superstar again, how she’s navigated nearly 40 years in the film industry, and wanting to star in a full-fledged romance drama sometime.
Excerpts from an excusive interview:
The Medical & Health Department launched a mass screening test in the tribal hamlets of Buruga and China Konela of Ananthagiri mandal in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Monday, June 10. It also organised a medical camp to detect malaria cases and treat those with symptoms of the infection at Buruga.