Sai Pallavi: I feel responsible to be a part of stories that are morally right

Ahead of the release of the Telugu film ‘Love Story’, actor Sai Pallavi on why she thinks cinema is more than entertainment

Director Sekhar Kammula’s Fidaa (2017) marked Sai Pallavi’s debut in Telugu cinema. Its success made her a household name. When the director approached her for his next film, Love Story, nothing changed in the professionalism. Fielding questions at a media interaction in Hyderabad ahead of the film’s release on September 24, Sai Pallavi recalls, “He asked if I liked the script. Consent is important for him. He did not expect me to take up the film just because he gave me a big break.”

Beyond the entertaining song and dance numbers like ‘Saranga Dariya’, Love Story is a romance drama that deals with gender and caste discrimination. This comes after Sai Pallavi’s memorable performance in director Vetrimaaran’s Oor Iravu segment in the Netflix Tamil anthology Paava Kadhaigal, which discussed honour killing. The actor says, “Even if a few fathers who take extreme steps pause to think about the trauma their daughters undergo, I think the purpose of making Paava Kadhaigal is served. Love Story is about the journey of the characters played by me and Naga Chaitanya, their aspirations and how they try to rise above societal constraints.”