You have already worked with all the big heroes of the Kannada film industry
except Vishnuvardhan, Puneet Raj Kumar and Sudeep. Do you think it is because you are short that you have not signed films with tall heroes like Sudeep?
I don't think so. I have already worked with Darshan -- the tallest hero in the Kannada film industry -- in two films. I had an offer to work with Sudeep in Tirupati, but it didn't materialise. I think opportunities to work with the other heroes will certainly come. I was to work with Vishnu as his
sister in Hrudayavantha, but there was a problem with my dates. I am lucky to have worked with such big stars like Ravichandran in Hatavadi, Darshan in Mandya and Upendra in Auto Shankar. I have played Shivaraj Kumar's sister in three films, and all were hits. Now, I am working with Ravi, Uppi and Darshan again.
You have worked in films like Auto Shankar, Mandya and Oda Huttidavalu, which have two heroines. Is it good for a heroine to work in such films?
I don't see any problem. Auto Shankar starred Shilpa Shetty, and Rishi had Sindhu Tolani paired with Shivaraj Kumar. But I was appreciated in both films. Mandya was an out and out entertainer in which I worked with Rakshitha. But, as I said earlier, the song featuring Darshan and me was a hit. Now, I am working with Rakshitha in Odahuttidavalu. What is positive about of working in two-heroine films is you become friendly with people like Rakshitha.
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