Beauty queen from city set to rock Kollywood

VADODARA: From fashion to films, this city girl has definitely come a long way. She turned the spotlight to the city after winning Pantaloons Femina Miss India-Earth title in 2008 and now she is all set for the release of her first film.
Tanvi Vyas is set to make her debut in the tinsel town through Kollywood and has signed a Tamil movie in which she will be playing the lead role.The break has come as a pleasant surprise to her as she claims she never made any special effort to get the first break and was not planning to get into films so soon.
The lead role in Eppadi Manasukkul Vandhai' (How you came into my heart) was given to her after the production house auditioned some 600 fresh faces. "I had not gone for the auditions. The production team was looking for a fresh face for the role of college going girl. The team saw a couple of my pictures on the web. One fine day I just got a call from them and everything rolled in from there," said Vyas.
The film is produced by one of the leading production houses down south and is directed by PV Prasad whose last film "Kadhalil Vizhunthen" was a huge hit. This graphic designer turned model is excited about this film as she never really had to make extra efforts. "I was learning acting from Kishore Namit Kapoor when I got the call. This is a debut film for me as well as Vishwa, the lead hero of the film. It's a college love story revolving around three friends with loads of twists," added the former beauty queen who is busy re-doing her home in the city.
The film is scheduled to be released on June 5 with majority of the film been shot in South. Vyas is not only perfecting her dancing steps but is also learning a fourth language for the film. "It's a Tamil film so I had to learn the language in order to enact the scene properly in front of the camera. While shooting I keep a paper in my hand and mug up the dialogues. It is difficult to get a hang of the language, but the production team makes it easier. This is my first film and I am taking it as a learning experience," Vyas said.
Just like other actresses who debut in movies down South and make it big in Bollywood, Vyas might soon sign a Hindi film. "I do have a few offers in hand, but have not been able to meet the team in Mumbai. Once the shooting for this film is wrapped up, I plan to meet up the production houses," she said.