You play an ultra-modern model in Good Luck and a weepy sister in Anna Thangi. That is quite a range. How do you manage to balance such extremely different roles?
My approach has always been movie-specific. I will always perform to the dictates of the role and instructions of the director. I am a director's actress. When someone asked me whom I would dedicate my state award to, I immediately replied that it should be my director Sai Prakash. He has moulded me as a performer in films like Tavarige Baa Thangi, Anna Thangi, Hettavara Kanasu and, of course, Thaayi Illada Tabbali.
You have been criticised for 'exposing' too much in Good Luck.
I didn't expect such a hue and cry. There is nothing in the film to suggest I had exposed more. I was playing a top model; did you expect me to dress in saris and churidars? I had to wear a swimsuit because there was a photo-shoot near the sea. It wasn't my first time in a swimsuit either; I had worn one in Prema Khaidi. If nobody had any objection to my costumes in films like Auto Shankar and Mandya, there should be no objection to Good Luck either.
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