Sharanya Mohan is slowly but surely making her presence felt in Kollywood. Chennai Times catches up with the actress…

A little friendly competition never hurts. At least, that is the impression one gets if one is to go by the experience of Sharanya Mohan, whose performance in her last film A Aa E Ee has come in for praise.
The film, directed by Sabapathy and produced by AVM, has Sharanya, Aravind, Navdeep, and Monica playing important roles along with Prabhu and Manorama.
“There was a small competition between Aravind, Navdeep, Monica and me. Each one wanted his or her performance to be the best in the movie,” the actress says and adds, “However, everybody was sportive and I received a lot of valuable tips from my co-artistes.”
The actress is delighted with the response to her character in the film. “Recently, all the artistes along with the director watched the film in a theatre to know the audience’s reaction. It was there that I realised that my character had scored,” she says, adding, “People have accepted me.”
The lady, who was introduced by Fazil, began her acting career as a child. She made a brief appearance in the Tamil film Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, a super hit. “I was in third standard then,” she laughs before saying, “I enjoyed doing the song Aanandha Kuilin Paatu… in the film.”
She later did a couple of movies in Malayalam before returning to Kollywood with a brief role in Oru Naal Oru Kanavu. Then, a couple of years later, Yaaradi Nee Mohini happened. “Although I got many offers after Oru Naal Oru Kanavu, I had no intention to act as I was more into dancing. Then, Babu sir called me and told me that he had a sister’s character for me in Yaaradi Nee Mohini. I was hesitant at first but my uncle insisted that I should give acting a shot. He said I could always quit if I didn’t like it,” she informs.
Her performance in Yaaradi Nee Mohini fetched her more exciting projects, including A Aa E Ee and Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu, a film that has raised expectations (VKK). “I play the role of a village girl in VKK, which is to hit the screens shortly.The movie has been shot in Palani. In fact, the role was a big challenge as there were few dialogues and I had to convey ideas with eye expressions,”she says.
But that must have been easy for her as she is a trained dancer. “I’ve learnt Mohiniattam, Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. But then, this particular role wasn’t easy. In dance, you are trained to give expressions that are strong. In this film, however, I had to use subtle expressions,” she explains. The actress, who also has other projects lined up, says that she will not do glamour roles. “I prefer character roles to glamour roles because they suit me better,” she signs off. m a nig a n d a n.k r @ tim e s g r o u p.c o m