Kudumbavilakku's Aswathy Ash: I was anxious about facing abuse and bullying online while replacing Athira Madhav

It is never an easy task to impress the telly audiences especially when they are replacing one of their favorite actors in a popular show. However, actress Ashwathy Ash deserves applause as she has achieved the same within a short time. The model-turned-actress has replaced actress Athira Madhav in 'Kudumbavilakku' and ever since then she is being ‘Ananya’ for the viewers. Recently, in a candid chat with ETimes TV, the actress spoke about her life before and after entering the top-rated show.Ashwathy's family expected her to do a bank job as she was keen on pursuing Bachelor’s degree in commerce. However, when the pandemic hit, the future had something special for this actress."Everyone in the family was expecting me to work in the banking sector as I've done B. Com and completed 2 post-graduation from Kerala university. By the time I completed the PG, the pandemic hit. So I thought of doing some photoshoots that got me some national-level TVCs and print media ads. Thanks to those shoots, I got picked by Anoop Menon sir for his directorial 'Padma' for a small role, and that's when my destiny changed. I made my TV debut with the show 'Manasinakkare'," she said.It was during that time she got a chance to be a part of an upcoming serial, but later she got the chance to play Ananya when actress Athira had to quit the show due to pregnancy. When asked about her feelings about taking up the character, Aswathy shared that she was skeptical at the beginning."Normally, replacement characters face online bullying as the audience doesn't prefer to see a new person doing it one fine day. I also expected the same and was anxious about it. However, I didn't want to miss the big opportunity to be a part of a top-rated show. But, luckily in my case, I got great appreciation from the audience and I was thrilled by the support people have shown after the first promo," she shared.Ashwathy feels blessed to be able to kickstart her career with one of the much-loved TV serials in Malayalam."Acting is an art of making people believe that what they see in front of them is real, I really think that Kudumbavilakku has pulled it off. The serial's unbeatable spot in the rating charts is a big example of it. I feel great to be a part of this team," she concluded.