Rajshri Ponnappa returns to Sandalwood

Rajshri

Ponnappa, who was seen in Rocket last year, has signed her next Kannada film. She is the latest addition to Pannaga Bharana's directorial debut, Happy New Year. 'I play a fun, bubbly girl who is full of life. When

Pannaga

narrated the character to me, I asked him if he was talking about me, for she is a lot like me. I am looking forward to work with the ensemble cast,' she says.
Meanwhile, Rajshri is also busy with her tryst with theatre in Mumbai, where she is based out of now. The actress says that she has been working with Ila Arun in a couple of plays and she finds it to be an enriching experience. 'My first play was called Namaste, in which I played a girl from

Coorg

, coincidentally. This is a play that deals with a couple, who are dating in the US returning to the boy's house in UP to 'meet the parents'. She is modern and an atheist and doesn't like to lie. The parents are conservative and the couple land during Janmashtami. The play shows how everyone has a perspective and how no one is wrong. This play had good reception and showed how our audiences in both

Shimla

or Delhi could relate to it in the same way,' she says. Rajshri is also acting in another play, Peergani, shortly.
The actress, meanwhile, is also exploring another facet to her persona. 'I am now a professional Kathak dancer and I have finished two levels. I will be completing my third level shortly,' she says.