An Exclusive Interview With Trisha

The glamorous Trisha gained instant stardom in Telugu cinema with the Varsham. But she kept refusing offers until MS Raju signed her again for Nuvvu Vasthanante Ne Vadantana.

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What took you so long to sign a Telugu film?
I wanted to do an exciting role after Varsham. So I turned down quite a few offers. Besides, I got busy with Tamil films. I signed Samy and Gilli and both turned out to be huge hits. I learnt a lot about acting while working with Vikram. Vijay too became a good friend later. We really worked hard for Varsham. For eight days I was literally under water. I began to hate water after that and discontinued my favourite hobby - swimming. However, our hard work paid off.

You have again teamed up with MS Raju. What do you have to say about Nuvvu Vasthanante Ne Vadantana?
It was great working with Raju in Varsham and this time also he has offered me a meaty role. I play a village girl who falls in love with a non-resident Indian. It has great music and is directed by Prabhu Deva. It will surely turnout to be a winner.

What is happening in your Tamil film career?
After Priyadarshan's Lesa Lesa, I was flooded with offers. I signed four films. But it was unfortunate that my first release Mounam Pesiyadu failed to impress. The Tamil media wrote me off, but I overlooked their comments and continured working. Samy re-launched me in a big way and Gilli's success silenced my detractors. But the burden of stardom was too much for me. I had no time for myself. I was shooting 30 days in a month. Initially I enjoyed adulation and appreciation but later it started disturbing me. At one point of time I was so scared that I thought of quitting acting. But after a good break, I have started enjoying my work again.

  Recently you were in news for all the wrong reasons. How did you cope with it?
I was really disturbed by the false reports. A journalist friend told me that a website is carrying morphed photographs showing me in an obscene way. I was petrified. Even TV channels carried the shots and I filed a case against them. Earlier I was linked with my co-stars Vikram and later with Vijay but we all laughed it off. I was hurt when the media attacked my family. But I have decided to ignore rumours and concentrate on my work.