They studied in the same college in Mumbai. But they found that out only on the sets of
Srirastu Subhamastu
, produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts, which releases today. But it seems like the co-stars have known each other ��� pulling each other���s legs rather ��� forever. A journalism graduate, Sirish was two years senior to Lavanya, who studied Economics ��� something he loves to tease her about. ���My posts are a reflection that i studied journalism. Your tweets make it seem like you didn���t even study. You post memes, cat videos, baby pics,��� Sirish tells Lavanya, who retorts: ���Very funny! FYI, I do write about economics and other stuff that interests me on my personal profile!��� Excerpts from an interview with this funny duo.
The trailers show you two mocking each other. That must���ve been easy to do... Lavanya: (Laughs) It was difficult because we couldn���t fight as much as we liked to. Sirish: Lavanya threw a lot of attitude initially (smirks). But the funny guy that I am, I helped break the ice. Lavanya: I didn���t have any attitude, okay? Sirish: Ya, ya I know. That���s why director had to always tell you to ���get into the mood��� before a shot. Lavanya: Stop it, okay? I was shooting for Soggade��� in which I was playing a married woman. So it was a big shift.
So, what���s your role in this film? Lavanya: I play what you���d call a girl-next-door. I don���t really like that stereotype though. You could have a hot girl living next door, you know? Sirish: Then she���d be called something else. The term is used to define a certain kind of girl. In the film The Girl Next Door, the hero has a porn star, living next door. Lavanya: It is too much of a generalisation. Your neighbour could be anyone, right? Duh! I don���t have the energy to argue with you!
Sirish, what���s your character like in the film? Lavanya: It is ���less���... (giggles) Sirish: I play this rich brat who falls in love with this girl��� annoys her, teases her��� not to point of stalking though. Wow, wait! I just got that joke! Character-less. See, her iokes are like that! You take time to understand them.
Lavanya, you must���ve enjoyed doing the scene where you kick Sirish in the back... Sirish: She���d kick me so delicately, that I���d not even know when to fall. So I gave her a freehand, and looks like she enjoyed it. Lavanya: I don���t like to hurt people. I didn���t kick you that hard also! Sirish: Agreed, but she did���
What can the audience look forward to in Srirastu Subhamastu? Sirish: The film isn���t a boy-meets-girl kind of story. It has layers to it. There���s an interesting conflict which makes it different from any other film of the same genre. Lavanya: Yes, and the characters are very well-written. It���s a film that will make you feel good when you watch it.
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