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" I wanted to do journalism, as I was an idealist. Then, in my second year of journalism, I realized that in real life, things don't work the way you expect them to. I realized that I could express my ideas better through films. "

Nithya Menen

Ideas

Journalism

Life

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Nithya Menen

Know

I Am

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" I am not very fond of spotlight or even, for that matter, money. I appreciate the small things that give me joy. The most precious forms of happiness often come from things that money cannot buy. "

Nithya Menen

Joy

Small Things

" My cinema is of a different kind: give me a good meaty role instead of two or three songs and running around in foreign locations wearing itsy-bitsy costumes. I'm clear and focussed about my priorities. "

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Nithya Menen

Feel

I Am

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" People in Andhra Pradesh treat me like a girl next door after 'Ala Modalaindi.' I feel at home here. "

Nithya Menen

People

Door

" I try to choose characters that are very different; I think I have succeeded in that. A big role or a small one does not bother me at all. What matters is that I should have a rapport with the director. "

Nithya Menen

Try

Think