Sai Pallavi on fighting for screentime in male-driven films: ‘I asked Amaran director to give it to me in writing…’

Known for being extremely choosy about her roles, Sai Pallavi opens up about the downside to such a decision, and why she took time to sign Amaran

By: Entertainment Desk

Chennai | October 25, 2024 02:12 PM IST

3 min read

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Actor Sai Pallavi, who shot to fame with her role as Malar teacher in Alphonse Puthran’s blockbuster Premam (2015), is known for being choosy about her characters. Despite being in cinema for almost a decade, and acting in multiple languages, including Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu, Sai Pallavi has only had 13 releases so far. She will next be seen in director Rajkumar Periasamy’s Amaran, which is headlined by Sivakarthikeyan. However, in a recent interview with Behindwoods, Sai Pallavi revealed that she wasn’t really convinced about signing the project.

“Most of the time, in biopics or male-driven films, the makers easily cut out the portions of the heroine. They can cite length issues, and go ahead with the same. So, I asked Amaran director Rajkumar to give it to me in writing that he won’t do such things,” said the actor, who has previously worked with the filmmaker during her reality show days. “Of course, I could take that liberty with him, and he assured me that my character of Indhu Rebecca Varghese is as important as Major Mukund Varadarajan’s role in Amaran.”

On the other hand, Sai Pallavi is aware of the disadvantages of being extremely choosy about her roles. “I know that having certain principles with respect to the kind of roles I do, the kind of costumes I wear, and the kind of inputs I bring to the table have not always given me a steady stream of work. I am completely okay with it because I don’t want that kind of growth anyway,” asserts Sai Pallavi, who points out that the actors who have experienced a sense of longevity in any cinema industry are the ones who did quality roles that challenged them. “Taking on challenging characters helps actors develop a process. It allows the passion to continue. It allows magic to be created. The thing is, ordinary characters can get exhausting after a point. That can create burnout in actors.”

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Amaran, which is backed by Kamal Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International and Sony Pictures International, is set to hit the screens on October 31. The film will clash at the Tamil box-office this Diwali with Kavin’s Bloody Beggar and Jayam Ravi’s Brother.

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