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The cover girl from Kannur

Samvritha Sunil has a host of projects on hand.

Like many heroines, Samvritha Sunil’s entry to Malayalam cinema was through a magazine cover. The cover girl from Kannur, though a reluctant actress, has covered a fair distance as one of the young leading ladies of Malayalam films.

“I had never aspired to become an actress as nobody from my family had any connection with films whatsoever, but when I began to get offers from directors like Ranjith and Lal Jose after seeing my photo on the magazine cover, I began to think about it,” says Samvritha, who is currently shooting for ‘Thirakkatha,’ directed by Ranjith. She will then act in T.V. Chandran’s new film.

“I am delighted that I am doing Chandran’s film,” says Samvritha, whose latest film ‘Minnaminnikoottam’ is in cinemas now. “The film is about five women from different parts of Kerala and I play a woman from Kannur.”

Samvritha, who has moved her base to Kochi, is also excited about a few other projects. “I am doing an off beat film directed by Raj Nair, grandson of Thakazhi,” she says.

“Then there is ‘Kalchilambu,’ in which I play a dancer opposite Vineeth. Recently I completed shooting for a Hindi film, ‘The White Elephant,’ directed by Aijaz Khan. It’s an off beat film produced by NFDC and NDTV’; I got it because of my role in ‘Vasthavam,’ which remains one of my favourite films. Though ‘The White Elephant’ is in Hindi, it’s completely made in Kerala with Malayali characters.”

One of Samvritha’s plus points is that she could carry off different looks easily. If she looked every inch a village lass in ‘Rasikan’ and ‘Nottam’ (in which the song she acted in, “Pachapanamthathe…, became a rage), she was the chic collegian in ‘Chocolate,’ the biggest hit of her young career so far.

‘Arabikatha’ has been her other big hit. “I was aware that my role, that of a nurse working in the Gulf, wasn’t that important. Lal Jose told me that I was under no compulsion to do it, but I have no regrets about doing it. Not just because the film was a huge hit but because I was glad to be part of a good cinema.”

Unlike most actresses in Malayalam, the Samvritha you hear in real life is the Samvritha you hear in films, for she dubs herself. “That was something I was very keen about, to give voice to my own characters. I didn’t want to sound like those actresses in Malayalam cinema who are all dubbed by the same dubbing artiste.”

P. K. Ajith Kumar

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