I don't know who Veena Malik is: Parthepan

It looks like Sandalwood is all set to welcome a deluge of talents from other industries like never before. After some big names like Sameera Reddy and Shriya Saran signed their maiden Kannada ventures, veteran Tamil actor Parthepan has also been approached for a Kannada film. And the film in question is the Kannada remake of Vidya Balan's The Dirty Picture.
When we got in touch with the Tamil actor, he says, "The associate director of the film did approach me with the offer, but I am yet to give my nod.I was asked to play the role Naseeruddin Shah did in the original. In fact, I have not seen The Dirty Picture yet. Only when I see the original, I can take a call on this film."
When quizzed if he is excited to work with Veena Malik, the actor says, "I don't know who Veena Malik is. I only know that she has come from Pakistan."
However, Parthepan says that one of the reasons he is thinking twice to take up the offer is that his role in his Telugu film Rachaa, was edited out majorly. "I shot for the film for a considerably long time but when the film hit the screens, my portions were miniscule. I was very upset. I don't want a repeat of that for my Kannada debut. I want my maiden venture in Kannada to be special," says the actor, who is now busy with the sequel to Pudhiya Paadhai, titled Meendum Pudhiya Paadhai.