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Dhanya Mary, from Koothattukulam, who started out doing Tamil films, plays the female lead in ‘Thalappavu’
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Fine Balance Juggling efficiently film shoots and academics, Dhanya
At a time when established stars and starlets are migrating to Chennai in search of work and better opportunities, here is one actor who has done the reverse. Dhanya Mary made her debut in the Tamil film industry with ‘Thirudi’ and went o
n to act in another Tamil film ‘Veeramum Eeramum’ before heading back home to Kerala and acting in the Kalabhavan Mani-Rahman starrer ‘Nanma’. She was Rahman’s heroine.
Her career took the usual path, first came modelling followed by a career in films. You might have seen her on the billboards and ad campaigns for Kirthi Diamonds, besides other products. From Koothattukulam to Kodambakkam has been one journey for this young actress. She is now acting in Madhupal’s ‘Thalaapaavu’ with Lal and Prithviraj. She clarifies that she is not Prithviraj’s heroine in the film, “I am not cast opposite Prithviraj, I play the role of Lal’s childhood friend. The character matures as the film progresses. My role or character is relevant to the script even when she is not there in the frame,” she says.
Bilingual films
For this student of St Teresa’s, there is no difference between the sets in Tamil and Malayalam films. “The sets are the same. In the Tamil film industry, the directors take care of the newcomers and the same goes for our film industry as well. I have not been to the sets of very big films, but wherever I have worked everybody has been warm,” says the newcomer. She has a couple of Tamil films lined up. In November she begins shooting for a Tamil film opposite Vikrant. And work on a bilingual film (Tamil and Malayalam) ‘The Trap’ is almost complete, she stars with Anoop and Padma Kumar, who acted in ‘For the People’. The decision to do Tamil films was not conscious, according to Dhanya, “I am open to working in films of any language that I get work in. I am not bent upon acting only in Tamil or films of a particular language.” And exhibiting common sense typical of youngsters in the film industry, she says she has become selective about her modelling assignments, to start with.
Balancing or rather juggling film shoots is easy for Dhanya, but for this PG student (sociology), it is academics that is suffering. “My studies are suffering as a result of the shooting. I have to find a balance,” laughs Dhanya.
SHILPA NAIR ANAND
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