Aiming bor The Sky

BE IT THE DORASANI THAT LAUNCHED HER AS AN ACTRESS TO LOOK OUT FOR, OR MEENAKSHI THAT INTRODUCED HER TO TAMIL AUDIENCE OR THE RECENTLY RELEASED FILM PANCHATANTRAM’ SHE IS HAPPY WITH THE KIND OF ROLES SHE GETS TO PLAY. SHIVATHMIKA RAJASEKHAR SHARES HER JOYS, FEARS, HIGHS AND LOWS OF BEING AN ACTRESS IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

- RAJESHWARI KALYANAM

She came into films when she was just 19 years old. She did carry the baggage of being the daughter of actor couple Jeevitha Rajasekhar. Her sister Shivani was already making her mark in the industry. Shivathmika’s debut film Dorasani’ with Anand Devarakonda Vijay Devarakonda’s brother) in the lead was a hit and received rave reviews with everyone appreciating her performance. Shivathmika Rajasekhar indeed proved her mettle on her own accord, and was looking forward to a seamless career in film. But the reality was something else. While she continued to hear stories, she was yet to find roles suitable for her.

Her latest film with Ashok Selvan Nitham Oru Vaanam’ directed by Ra.Karthik is one such film she relates to. She plays Meenakshi in the film, and it continues to receive positive reviews, especially for her performance.

Currently she is busy with the promotions of her latest Telugu hit film Panchatantram’ an anthology of five stories directed by Harsha Pulipaka. The story is about love, relationships, emotions and marriage based on five senses. I found the theme very fascinating. I loved the story they narrated to me which is based on the sense of touch, and I fell in love with the film,” shares Shivathmika.

How did Panchatantram happen?

Akhilesh one of the producers is my friend, and he offered the film to me one day when I was walking out of a party. This is an anthology and there are nine other lead actors none of whom were signed at the time. I agreed to the film even before hearing the story. And, as it turns out all the five stories from the anthology are beautiful. And, when my part was narrated, I loved the idea. Until then I had acted in Dorasani’ and finished my part in Krishna Vamsi sir’s Rangamarthanda’ both of which were intense. So, I immediately liked the idea of acting for this lighter vein, subtle and simple story.