Sharmiela Mandre heads to ISRO

If you thought that Sharmiela Mandre has been busy holidaying, going by her posts on social media, well, that’s not entirely true. After a short vacay earlier this year, the actress has been busy in her new role as

producer

, while also shooting for her films as an actor. “After I came back from my holiday, I re-launched my banner. We have begun with a Tamil film, which was not intentional, but just so happened as everything fell into place. The idea is to make films in all languages under my banner, but the focus is, most definitely, going to be Kannada films,” says Sharmiela.
In fact, the actress has two Kannada scripts ready, of which she is looking at

acting

in only one. “The film that I will be acting in is a

thriller

— a genre that I believe we have to tap into more often in Kannada cinema. We are currently in the process of putting the cast and the rest of the technical crew in place, but are hopeful of going on floors by the end of August. Thereafter, I will get busy with another Kannada film, on which I will only serve as producer,” adds Sharmiela.
What is the plan then, one wonders? “I really want to get into full-fledged production and provide opportunities to new talent. Acting will continue, but it really has to be worth my time and effort, like, for instance, my role in the upcoming

Mysore Masala

. I play Maya, an ISRO

scientist

in this sci-fi flick. It is, obviously, a role I have never done before and is quite complex,” Sharmiela signs off.