‘It’s a role I’ve been waiting for,’ says Akshitha Bopaiah

Actress

Akshitha Bopaiah

will be sharing screen space with Abhishek Das in an as-yet-untitled film, directed by debutante

Sai Naveen

.

An elated Akshitha, who is currently seen in

Tamil

serial

Kannana Kanne

, says, “I play a newly married wife. She loves her husband and can’t live without him. For various reasons, differences crop up between the two. My character portrays contrasting emotions including romance, anger and anxiety. It is a performance-driven role which I have been waiting for for a long time.”

The shoot of the movie is almost complete and Akshitha has signed another project, directed by

Phaneesh Bharadwaj

who had earlier helmed Adisidhatha. “I essay a Christian girl. She is an orphan who has to face many challenges at a very young age which causes a lot of disturbances in her life,” she sums up.