The shoot of veteran director Kamal’s next film
Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal
is on in Lakshadweep and its lead actress
Riddhi Kumar is having a gala time on the set, picking up new skills, conversing in Malayalam and more.
The Maharashtra-born actress, who debuted last year in Telugu through the film Lover with Raj Tarun, is, however, no alien to Malayalam.
“I played a Malayali nurse in my Telugu debut and still remember lines like Enikku Ee Kalyanam Venda,” Riddhi says, with no hint of difficulty. She adds, “And that was a short line. There were longer lines I had to say, but actress Rohini maam, who was also part of the film, helped me out immensely. I remember a few other words too, like manasilaayi,” says the actress who has done two films in Telugu.
Riddhi isn't allowed to speak much about her character, but she discloses she had to be “friendly” with the waters a lot more than she was, till then. “I learnt to swim in the pool but doing the same in sea water was a lot more challenging. It remained scary for a long time but I guess after that first push, I gradually learnt to tame it,” says the actress, who is happy she is getting a lot of help from her crew to learn Malayalam, as well.
“My favourite Malayalam word is poocha!” says Ridhi, who apparently befriended a black-coloured kitten who kept hanging around her room and sets during the shoot. “I named her poocha and as I am a vegetarian, I also feed her whatever fish we get with our tiffin,” she says with a chuckle.
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