Rajshri roots for reality roles

For a model and actress who has hitherto been seen in chic roles, Rajshri Ponnappa surprised Mollywood with her debut in the industry as a nun in Pithavinum, Puthranum,Parishuddhathmavinum. Her second in the industry, director Reji Nair���s woman-centric Tamil-Malayalam bilingual, Aram, also sees her in a deglam avatar.
Though, the actress asserts, ���It���s not like only doing deglam works in Mollywood; it hasn���t been a conscious decision. You can always do the running around trees kind of roles; but movies as these don���t come your way every now and then.���
While her debut has Rajshri playing a girl who is forced to be a nun, her second, Aram, is a psycho thriller. ���We���re halfway through the shoot and the second schedule will begin in March. These films have given me performance-oriented roles and have challenged the actress in me. They were emotionally draining too, for both these roles are as intense as can be,��� Rajshri states.
The actress, who is currently filming the Kannada film, Paro, Wife of Devdas, is also gearing up for her Tamil debut. ���Interestingly, I play a gutsy village belle in the film, which has me opposite actor Vikranth. These days, we have a lot of films that have rooted-to-reality themes that people can relate to. It feels good to be part of such films,��� she says.