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Gayathri Jayaram-Interview
(Source : www.indiainfo.com)
The lotus eyed belle Gayathri Jayaram, has nothing great to attract anyone. With the typical girl next door looks, her first film NEELA bombed at the box-office. Nagabharana brought her from Gulbarga. Never did he tell that she does not know a word of Kannada. She moved to Kollywood, never did she act in a Kannada film thereafter.
Excerpts from the interview:
Are you a Kannadiga?
No.
How did NEELA happen?
In 1997, I won the Ms Tamil Nadu crown. Year! 1998 made me Ms South India. I tried for the Femina Ms India crown. Though I did not win, it did bring in a number of offers for me. I had many modeling assignments. Then I was based in Mumbai. I met director Nagabharana. He said that he was making a heroine oriented film. And I readily agreed for NEELA.
Did you know Kannada then?
No I did not. After giving the call sheet, I went to classes and learnt Kannada. I even learnt traditional dance for this film. I don't remember much of Kannada now. But yes I can converse.
What about acting?
I have not taken any special training to act.
What would you be, had you not got into acting?
Probably a physiotherapist. It was my dream. I even took science in college. But then I became an actress.
What do you have to say about NEELA?
It's a very good film. I agreed to act in that film because it was heroine oriented. I even got an award for that film. Had it not been heroine oriented I would have never acted in NEELA.
Why no Kannada films after NEELA?
I never got a good project.