She might be one of the top-ranking actresses in Tollywood, but in Tamil, Anushka seems to be doing only multi-heroine subjects. Consider this: her line-up in Tamil includes ‘Singham 2′ (with Hansika), ‘Thaandavam’ (with Amy Jackson and Lakshmi Rai) and ‘Alex Pandian’ (with Nikita Thukral).
Though her movie with Suriya was a commercial success, the actress went on to do films that had her sharing screen space with other stars. This has raised many an eyebrow in the industry. Actresses who have come in after her like Hansika, Richa and Deeksha have all wangled single-heroine projects. Was this successful actress not being offered solo-heroine films and if so, why? Do producers not think she’s commercially viable or is she deliberately choosing such projects?
A source says, “While Anushka might have pulled it off as a single heroine in many films, her priority while listening to a story is not that. She pays attention to how the story is taken forward and how her character travels in it. She’s not too nosy about the other female characters in the film and who’s playing them.”
Apparently, the offers she has been getting are only multi-starrer projects and so she’s decided to make the most of it.
Maybe to compensate, she has accepted Selva’s ‘Irandaam Ulagam’ in which she reportedly plays a double role. Adds the source, “Selva is a master filmmaker in Kollywood and does full justice to the characters in his films and Anushka is keen on her performance in this film and how it’ll be received by audiences.”
Now we’ll have to wait and watch whether this flick will help advance her career in Kollywood.
