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" 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. "

Nithya Menen

Cinema

Three

Two

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Feel

I Am

" I think acting is my destiny. I did my first film when I was just eight. However, I never took that role seriously. "

" I am not intellectually choosy. My choice of films reflect who I am, but it is not done with strategy and planning. I hear something and go by my intuition. "

" Acting was not on my agenda. It just happened by chance. I always wanted to be involved in wildlife protection or maybe surrounded by kids. I love animals and children. "

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

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People

Door

" I fell in love at 18 when I was in college, and that's probably why I know what it's like to be in love, and I can express it in a better way. "

" I've been blissfully ignorant about the result of my films and don't get swayed by success or failure. "

" I don't think I am really awesome. I think I have basic qualification to be an actor. "

" I don't sing professionally; I sing because people who make my films want me to sing. So, as long as they want me to croon in the film, I will sing. "

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Film

Will

" At one point, I wanted to be a wildlife photographer. I also love to travel, so maybe I'd do travel writing. "

" 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

" Having a good actor as co-star is always a pleasure, as it gives you space to perform. It's nice to work with nice actors. "

" When I first heard the 'Urumi' script, I was surprised, shocked, and excited. It was a strong script with a reference to the past. It had fact mixed with fiction. To incorporate facts into a film and introduce fictional characters was interesting. I loved the script. "

" I will not accept a role just because a big hero stars in it. I am not here to merely dance, run around trees, and be a glam doll. "

" If something has not been part of your dreams or ambitions, then you are not awestruck by it. "

" I've never wanted to be an actress. I came into the industry to be a filmmaker, but let us say fate had other plans for me. I don't want to be the next glamour queen. "

Nithya Menen

Fate

Queen

" As long as I know what I'm playing, I shouldn't concern myself with others' footage. "

" I don't think I need to do a big-ticket film to be considered a big actress. "

" I don't like the idea of being connected to the world all the time. One should have space and time for oneself. "

Nithya Menen

Connected

Space

" I don't like this concept of second role, small role. It is a story, at the end of the day. If I am suitable for a character, I am glad to reflect that through my choice of films. "

" I draw inspiration from everything I've seen and been through. My life has been my biggest teacher. "

" After I finished my degree in Mass Communication in Manipal, I enrolled for a cinematography course in Pune Film Institute. That is when Nandini Reddy, the director of 'Ala Modalaindi,' convinced me to act. "

Nithya Menen

Act

Film

" As an actor, it's really exciting and challenging to play a character which is much older than your actual age. "

" Nobody goes to college and learns anything. "

" Being an actress does not mean that each thing that happens in my life has to be news or meant to be shared with others. Acting is a profession, and once I leave the sets, I want to be left alone. "

" Acting was never planned. "

" I'm not really interested in doing a Bollywood film. "

" All of us just go to college and waste our time and to pass our exams. So just learning journalism does not mean I'm good at it or any of the journalists are, either. There is no difference; it's just class, and it's just college. "