Mareyalaare is Coorg lass Pavitra Belliappa’s second Kannada film, a project she is quite excited about considering that movies were not in her scheme of things till not long ago. “I am an only child from a family that expected me to become an entrepreneur, as I had graduated in business studies. Many of my college friends were involved with the arts and showbiz, which interested me. They suggested that I should get a portfolio shoot done, which I did, after which I got the offer for my first Kannada film, KA,” says Pavitra.

While she was excited about bagging her debut, the actress tells us that the news remained a secret for her parents for a while. “I did not tell them that I had auditioned for a role or that I got it. It was only after the team did a promotional photoshoot that I broke the news. My mother was OK with my decision, but my dad was dead against it, as he had some preconceived notions about the film industry. He said that I should start a business or get married. I persisted, though, and he relented,” says Pavitra.

KA did not have a great run at the box office, but was good learning ground, says the actress, who subsequently auditioned for Mareyalaare. “I had heard about the issues director Sharat Khadri had in making this film with the earlier cast and even saw the movie Sandalwood Sa Re Ga Ma Pa that he made about his troubles. It was clear to me that he is very passionate about filmmaking. So, when his team announced that they were relaunching the film, I decided to audition, and as luck would have it, I was selected,” she says.

Mareyalaare, she adds, is a love story at its core, but there is more to it than meets the eye. “In fact, my character has three distinct shades. I start as this bubbly collegian, then become this socially-aware mature person, and in the climax, my character has a totally different look as well,” she says.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> Kannada> Movies /by Pratibha Joy / TNN / February 03rd, 2016