Euphoria unlimited
SARASWATHY NAGARAJAN
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Kavya Madhavan is on a high after winning the State film award for the best actress.
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RARING TO GO: Kavya Madhavan comes of age. Photo: H. VIBHU
"I am happy, very very happy," gushes Kavya Madhavan on her wining the State film award for the best actress. She bagged the award for her sensitive portrayal of Ganga, a young widow, in the film `Perumazhakalam' that was directed by Kamal.
"I made my debut in Kamal uncle's film (`Pookaalam Varavayi') and now I have got my first award in his film. I owe it to the team that made `Perumazhakalam.' The role of Ganga was a very challenging one and I had to work hard to portray this mature story of a widow who finds the strength to forgive her husband's killer. The story is told through the narrative of Raziya. Ganga appears only for a short time in the film and so within that short time I had to portray her grief and finally her ability to reach out to empathise with the fears and apprehension of Raziya (essayed by Meera Jasmine)," explains Kavya.
The euphoric Kavya says that film director Kamal had a major role in helping her delve into the mind of Ganga. "He is a director who taps the potential in an actor. By explaining the situation and the character of the role, I was able to think and empathise with my character."
Did her work as a child artiste help her?
"Not really," she says. "The situations and the characters are very different. For instance, I remember that in `Azhakiya Ravanan' I did not even get to see Mamu ekka (Mammootty). When I did meet him on the set of `Oru Aal Maathram' he did not even recognise me as the child artiste who had acted in `Azhakiya Ravanan' as the young Bhanupriya. But he did tell me that one dayI would act as his heroine."
Saying that she has been deluged with congratulatory calls she adds, "I never knew that I had so many ardent well-wishers. Some of them made payasam and some told me that they had prayed for me to get this award."
Kavya, who is usually cast as the heroine in the clichéd love stories that fill the screen, says that she considers herself lucky that she got such a plum role that helped her explore her histrionic talent. "Earlier I did get such mature roles in films such as `Mizhirandillum' and `Sadanandaninte Samayam.' But they are few and far in between."
But she adds that she is looking forward to `Sheelabathy' which she says will be released next month. "Initially I appear as a young girl from West Bengal who comes to a small village. Circumstances force her to become a teacher in the local school. Through the trials and tribulations of her students she understands the social ills that plague the village. It is a theme that tackles many contemporary issues," she says.
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