Dhanush taught me cooking: Ananya

Actress Ananya just can���������t stop herself from talking about Seedan, her upcoming film with director Subramaniyam Shiva, at every opportunity she gets. The film, she claims, was a big learning experience.
���������In both Nadodigal and Seedan, I play a girl everyone can relate to. In this film, I play Mahalakshmi, a girl employed in a huge household.An orphan, she has several commitments in life and has three sisters to take care of. What happens to her is what the film is all about,��������� begins Ananya.
The actress says that she has watched Nandanam, the film���������s original Malayalam version, several times. ���������Navya Nair got a state award for playing the protagonist. She was brilliant in the original. However, I haven���������t tried to reproduce her style in this film; rather, I followed Shiva sir���������s instructions,��������� she says.
In Seedan, she���������s paired opposite Krishna, a newcomer. But Ananya insists that the actor was anything but that. ���������He understood his character and performed like a pro,��������� she compliments.
Ananya didn���������t have a release in Tamil last year, but she says Seedan is worth the wait. ���������I had a lot of expectations for my second film in Tamil. And, getting to work with Shiva and Dhanush was more than I could have asked for. Dhanush was so down-to-earth and he didn���������t act like he was a senior in the industry. In the film, he plays a cook and instructs me on how to do household chores like cooking and cleaning!���������
Interestingly, Ananya has won an award at a district-level cookery contest twice by making 53 food items in three hours! ���������Ironically, Dhanush teaches me how to cook in the film! But then, it was fun seeing him come to the set armed with kitchen tips and new menus every day.���������
On a concluding note, Ananya maintains that she will never take the glam route to stardom. ���������I���������ve done 13 films in the south Indian film industry and till now, have stuck to my principle of not doing glamorous roles even if I���������m paid a bomb. I will do so in the future too and continue to act in meaningful films,��������� signs off the actress.
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