There may be more than one actor of the same name in the film industry, but when you share your name with an actor of the opposite gender, you might opt for what Prajwal Poovaiah hopes to do. “I prefer to be called Prajju,” says the actress, who shares her first name with actor Prajwal Devaraj.

The countdown for the release of her next film, Asthitva , has begun and Prajju reveals yet another aspect about herself with this: “I have always been passionate about acting and wanted to be here.”

While she started taking up offers for print modelling right from the age of 14, Prajju says that facing the camera for a film was different from what she was used to as a model. “I have been a part of over 150 ads, but none of them can be compared to what it was like to act. As a model, you don’t have to mouth dialogues. I have never even performed onstage before.

So, I decided to equip myself better with an acting course in Mumbai, at filmmaker Subhash Ghai’s institute. Movie offers started pouring in right after,” she says.

Prajju adds, “I did one Tamil film and my Tulu film Oriyan Thoonda Oriyagapuji made a mark for being one of these few films that played in theatres for over 100 days,” she says.

In Asthitva, Prajju plays a confident young girl who holds friendship and love in high regard.

“Working became all the more fun because it was a young team. Our director, Nutan Umesh sir, however, is a perfectionist. I got to learn so much about dedication and commitment to the art form from him. He is also rather strict and demanding,” she says.

For a girl who loves dancing, Prajju is happy to have gotten the opportunity to show off her dance skills in this film.

“I have learnt Bharatanatyam before, but I enjoy learning and performing all forms of dance. For Asthitva, it was for a fun, peppy, party number. I hope people like it,” she says.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> Entertainment> Kannada> Movies / Kavya Christopher / TNN / May 29th, 2016