The actor, who is busy prepping for her Tamil action film, says networking exists, but ultimately it comes down to auditions.

Shubra Aiyappa is busy honing her skills for her upcoming Tamil action film Aaganya. 

The actor, who is learning martial arts from a Russian expert, says, “I’ve always been a fitness enthusiast, doing yoga and weight training, so thankfully the foundation is decent. We are going to start shooting soon in Chennai and I’m very excited.”

She shares that the film was offered to her two-and-a-half months ago when she was travelling. “The script sounded so fantastic on the phone that I flew down, auditioned and I was like hell, yes, I’m doing this.” 

This is the actor’s first project since the lockdown.

She was shooting for Ramana Avatara when things came to a standstill. “The lockdown was an eye opener for me, professionally. I feel, as actors, we are very rigid that we can just be actors. Maybe it’s an egoistic thing (laughs). I realised that you can be so much more. I had a myopic way of looking at things, and that changed.

My mother is a wedding planner and when things opened up, I curated 10 weddings!” she says. 

“Personally, I got to spend time with my family in a long time. I left home at 16 for modelling. I was in New York for a year and then in Mumbai. The lockdown turned out to be a blessing as I could be with my family in Bangalore,” adds the Vajrakaya (2015) actor.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Entertainment> Tamil Cinema / by Neha Sharma / March 23rd, 2021