I have acted in Tamil and Telugu, languages that were alien to me. It was then that I got the call to Malayalam.
I am open to working in all southern language - Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.
Telugu and Tamil industries keenly watch Malayalam movies and are appreciative of the content, be it 'Ustad Hotel,' 'Premam' or 'Bangalore Days.' They've also been listening to our music. That's how I was approached for Telugu films.
The pacing in Tamil and Telugu is very different from Malayalam cinema.
I have been watching all kind of films and I am a bit familiar with Kannada, Telugu and Tamil.
Coming from the Malayalam sets, when I went to Telugu, people told me that I wasn't acting and that it felt dead. It was very subtle in Malayalam, while it is slightly dramatic in Telugu. It is quite fascinating to understand what each industry expects of you and work according to that.
I struggled a bit with Malayalam, but it was easier speaking Tamil; it is closer to Telugu.
I have sung some songs in Telugu and Malayalam. And I want to sing in Tamil, too.
I have sung in all languages, and so every people know me - Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu.
I am not really missing theatre as I get to act in films, that too in different languages, such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Marathi, my mother tongue.
Apart from English, I speak my mother tongue Malayalam, as well as Tamil, Telugu, and a bit of Kannada and French.
Having done movies in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi, I have been accepted both in North and down South. I don't believe in divisions. I like to believe that I am working in the Indian film industry.
I was eight years old when I was offered a film. And before I knew it, I was acting in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu movies.
I have dubbed in all the three languages - Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
We dabble in the regional market and have tapped into it with some amount of success. Be it Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam or even Bhojpuri music, we have explored all possibilities.
I enjoy singing in different languages, be it Telugu or Bengali. I would like to sing in Malayalam too.