Hindi Cinema is not my destiny – Tamannaah

“Directors tell the same story over and over again, yet we never get tired of watching the endless variations and the frame work because there is some magic and purity in love stories and they are made with different perspective each time,” says Tamannaah Bhatia of her role in 100% Love. The hero plays a college topper and the heroine a villager who doesn’t like studies. Both bava maradalu’s character is well etched and there is a lot of variation the latter goes through while her character grows over a span of three or four years.

After Happy Days, Tamannaah had signed two films for Geetha Arts banner and she got busy with Tamil projects. When director Sukumar was ready with his script, he told her he has an amazing character for Tamannaah and she immediately felt that she could relate to it and that’s the reason why she’s working for both their movies.

Tamannaah’s absolutely flawless face and fair complexion fetched her more roles that were suited to middle class and wealthy family girl kind of stories, but will she fit into a village belle’s character well? “More than anybody the director should believe in what he’s doing and I think beyond looks there is something called performance. It’s not that fair girls aren’t born in villages, I play a high energy person, everything intrigues her and hope it comes out well,” quips the actress.

There is something about this lady, she never looks unbecoming no matter how shallow her role is; she has evolved as an actress over the years and her films like Koncham Ishtam Koncham Kashtam, Ayan, Kalloori, Paiya and Siruthai (remake of Vikramarkudu) has proved she’s not just a pretty face but is a blend of fine acting too.

One remembers at the preview of Ananda Thandavam in 2009 which eventually tanked at the box office she was watching her work as if it was her debut project and was eager to know her mistakes, where she faulted. She absorbs everything like a piece of sponge and works towards perfecting her shot, a very easy-going personality with no airs or tantrums, directors cite that she’s an absolute pleasure to work with.

Tamannaah adds on her work, “What I have learnt over the years is to relax in front of the camera, a lot of good work happens when you try not to be superficial and enjoy, live for that moment. I often marvel at Chaitanya’s performance, he is so effortless in front of the camera. After crossing the language hurdle initially, I have begun to concentrate on giving a depth to my work. I think I’ve been fortunate enough to have the best films, a perfect mix both of Telugu and Tamil.”

Tamannaah says for certain people a ‘meaningful’ film means an art project which might not reach to most people. In her opinion, what matters to her is that the masses, the maximum people should watch her film, enjoy the complete three hours and feel like coming back again. No wonder when you ask her what she is doing in a complete hero-oriented project like Badrinath she says, “Bunny cannot do a heroine’s role right, for that I’m there.” She adds that it is a total contrasting character to what she did in 100% Love and is glad for doing a variety at this point of time.

She is willing to talk about Oseravalli starring NTR and Mana Love Story with Ram at an appropriate time. Around half a dozen heroines from the South are trying their luck in Hindi cinema, what about her? She says firmly that she refuses to plan her career because nothing that she ever planned worked out in her favour and she’s quite happy with the way her career is progressing. “If Hindi Cinema is in my destiny it will come to me no matter what,” she signs off.