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Chandini’s new avatar

Posted January 14th, 2019, 10:54 AM IST

Chandini’s new avatar

In Enthaanu Khalbe song from the movie KL 10 Patthu, Unni Mukundan is seen bemused by a Malabari girl. She was later seen with Prithviraj in Darvinte Parinamam, portraying the sweet Amala. A year later, she resurged as the smart, bold Pallavi in Comrade In America with Dulquer Salmaan.

Through a handful of movies, Chandini Sreedharan had the opportunity to play characters of different shades, establishing her space in the Malayalam movie industry. After a short break, Chandini is back in Mollywood, this time with Kunchacko Boban in his next release Allu Ramendran.





Allu Ramendran’s teaser and song were well received by the viewers, with the song reaching one million views on Youtube in five days. Chandini is playing the role of Viji, who is Ramendran’s (played by Kunchacko Boban) wife.

“Viji is an innocent girl. She’s one of those naive girls we see in the rural areas. Her character is that she trusts everyone and believes no one will exploit her innocence. Her life revolves around her husband and looking after the household chores. I guess the viewers get to see me in a different avatar,” says Chandini.

The movie is directed by Bilahari and produced by Ashiq Usman. Aparna Balamurali and Krishna Shankar play the other leads in the film.

Chandini is one actress who had the fortune of playing some unique characters in the beginning of the career. It’s interesting that she sported very different looks for all these characters.

“I got a detailed picture of Viji from the director and producer. Since I knew about the movie from the initial stages, I had a clear idea of the characterisation. Maybe Viji is too different from all the characters I did. In the movie the character uses saree most of the time, and look wise, I think that’s the speciality,” she says.

“My relatives reside in a rural area, so have seen many wearing saree throughout. I’m a person who loves to wear sarees occasionally, but the character demanded to wear it throughout. I took time to get used to that as it’s not a casual attire. Also sporting a bindi and sindoor may have worked out for the character.”

She asserts it was a great experience working with Bilahari: “He has directed a movie called Porattam, so this movie can be marked as his first commercial attempt. He’s a director with a proper vision about the movie and the characters. It was evident from his talks that he had worked properly on the movie. He’s sure about what he wants from a shot and the artistes.”

It’s unknown to many that Chandini actually made her movie debut through the Tamil movie Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu in 2013. Her next outing was in Telugu through Chakkiligintha. After that, she made her debut in Malayalam through KL 10 Patthu, and she made her Kannada debut in 2017 through Srikanta, marking her presence in every South Indian movie industry.

“I believe many still don’t know about this. People saw me first through KL 10 Patthu. However, it was Darvinte Parinamam which made my face recognisable,” she says.

“Most of them in Tamil industry call me Chandini, but it’s given as Mrithika in credits. That got changed to Rehhana in Telugu. Here, all are comfortable with Chandini, and I got my name back. I feel the working styles are similar in all these industries. Though I’m in touch with all, I feel the bond is stronger with the artistes and technicians from Malayalam.”

Looking at her career, it’s interesting that Chandini had the fortune of sharing screen space with four prominent young actors. “That happened somehow. I consider myself fortunate for that. Working with them was so easy and comfortable, but the equation changes with each one of them. I still fight for fun with Unni whenever we meet. It was great working with Prithvi as he compliments well. It’s like a give-and-take process. Working with Dulquer invokes a feeling that we are with a college mate. I have always liked Chackochan’s movies and finally got the chance to do his wife’s role. But his character is a rigid one, so my only complaint is that I missed the ‘romantic hero’ Chackochan in the movie,” she quips.

Chandini is also doing her double majors in the US. She hasn’t committed other projects till now.

“I will commit another after the movie gets released. My acquaintances from the industry say not to go back to the US after every movie, as that brings the break in my career. Hopefully this time it won’t happen. I’m waiting for versatile characters and wish the viewers realise that all are done by me,” she says laughingly.

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