EXPLOSIVE YEAR AHEAD

MEET OUR VIVACIOUS COVER GIRL VEDHIKA KUMAR WHO IS ON A ROLL WITH SEVEN MOVIES THIS YEAR AND BELIEVES IN TAKING ONE DAY AT A TIME

- NAMITA GUPTA

With a large body of work at such a young age, Vedhika Kumar's career in the film industry seems very promising. The stunning star has all the reasons to be happy about the way she has been continuing to get performance oriented roles. She's proved her mettle time and again with movies like The Body, Kanchana 3, Ruler, Home Minister, Gowdru Hotel, Cousins, Sringaravelan, Malai Malai, Kaalai and so many more. She also won the best actress award for her role in Paradesi, besides other big awards. Vedhika opens up in a candid interview on what it takes to be disciplined in the glamour industry.

1. Did you always want to become an actress? What was your dream career in your childhood days?

During my growing up years I loved dancing and participating in school dramatics. I enjoyed creative arts and was clear that I wanted to become an actress right from my childhood days.

2. Were there any kind of apprehensions entering the field of cinema?

There are apprehensions in every field. As I was clear what I wanted to do, nothing really bothered me. I did some music videos first and then I got my first South Indian film. I didn't have to do much and I guess I just got lucky.

3. How has your experience been working in the South Indian film industry?

The South Indian film industry has been very kind and I've had some of the best projects to work on with director Bala who I did Pardesi with. I've had an opportunity to work with great National award winning directors like Vasanthabalan Sir who gives us scope to improvise while Bala Sir knows what exactly he wants. And also great actors like Prithviraj, Simbu, Sidharth, Suriya, Balakrishna sir, Prabhudeva sir, Shivrajkumar Sir, Upendra Sir, Ganesh and so many other talented actors. They have all been fantastic costars. The industry has been very kind and welcoming.