I wanted the audience to forget the old me: Prayaga Martin

Prayaga Martin, who was on a break this past one year has now signed a new project, Dance Party, helmed by Sohan Seenulal. There is a surprise twist to this comeback; the actor has dyed her hair in rainbow colours for the new movie. This new look comes only a few months after her blonde look went viral in social media. Prayaga, in a conversation with Kochi Times, talks about her break from the industry and new projects.

There were a lot of people who advised me against it.But ultimately it was my decision. I started acting at 18 and went on to do it for a while. I had wanted to take that break for a while. I did not commit to any film for a year now, but took part in some programmes. I wanted to draw a line with what I have done before. People told me the audience will forget me and that's exactly what I wanted, for them to forget the old me.

It would be wrong of me to say that. For me, it felt like the characters I had done in Malayalam so far could be done by anyone. There is no character that would leave audiences to say that only Prayaga could do it. Fortunately, I was part of a lot of commercial hits and critically acclaimed movies. But, everyone has their own path to walk and I want to walk on mine now without losing my originality.

When director Sohan approached me with the script, I told him that I was still on a sabbatical. I also told him that I don't want to dye my hair again. But I went ahead and listened to the story and liked it very much, and here I am with my hair in rainbow colours. It's a fun movie and it's the sort of character I want to do. I wanted to do comedy and this felt like a great opportunity.
As for Bullet Diaries, I worked on it before my break. There was some delay, but it should be out in a couple of months.