Amritha is a crooked person and I'll always feel bitter towards her: Bigg Boss Malayalam fame Veena Nair

The second season of Bigg Boss Malayalam was packed with high emotions, high drama and plenty of action. Though the reality show has now been suspended over precautionary measures for corona, we caught up with actress Veena Nair who left the Bigg Boss house on day 63 to ask about her experiences on the show.
Tell us about your experience on Bigg Boss Malayalam 2?
I was really looking forward to being on the show.The show helped me to understand myself. I was away from home for 63 days; it was a great experience as I had to learn to live without a mobile phone, newspaper and television. Inside the house, we would feel excited when we got to hear the distant sounds of vehicles or even a temple bell.
After all, it was just us 22 contestants with each other for company, apart from the doctors or nurses who used to treat us, when needed. Being so cut off was a new experience for all of us. So it was natural that we would end up talking to a photograph, camera and other inanimate things. I only came to know about things in the outside world, including about the corona outbreak only when I was out of the show. After any fights or issues with each other in the house, we used to talk it out and resolve it overnight, as we were aware that we had to spend time with each other again.
It is rumoured that you did quite a bit of strategising. Is it true?
I didn't live in the house thinking of it as a game platform. I had many frustrations, including being away from home, so even a small situation made me break down. Getting emotional and crying was not a game strategy. While I wanted to be part of the show this time, I would not take part again if asked. I understood that it is hard for me to continue in the house. If I had devised a strategy, I could have tried to tie up with Rajith ettan (Rajith Kumar) as we were aware that he was getting the most audience support from week three.
What lessons did you pick up from your time in the BB house?
From the early days on the show, I understood that it was not my cup of tea as I was very attached to my family. I learnt that I should control my anger and to try to live without the mobile phone and television.
Were there hurtful incidents inside the house?
Though there were many instances that hurt me inside the house, one situation that frightened me was during a physical task. I bit Sooraj’s hand as a reflex action when I felt suffocated. During that task I got kicked on my stomach and I started to bleed. I was immediately diagnosed by a gynaecologist and found that the bleeding was due to the stress in my uterus. Anyway, it lasted for two days and I was really afraid. There were also other physical injuries.
I felt tormented mentally when Amritha said Rajith ettan fell into the pool because of me. I had only grabbed his T-shirt, not his hands. The silly incidents between Rajith ettan and me were blown out of proportion by her. Before she came on the show, we used to sort our issues with no bad feelings. But she came and disrupted the peaceful atmosphere of the house by making the situations complex. She is a crooked person, and I feel I will always feel bitter towards her.
Tell us about your bestie, Arya.
Arya was very bold from day 1 on the show; maybe it was a strategy, maybe she was just being herself. I don’t have any grudge towards anyone in the show, except towards Amritha, who I thought was fake and problematic. Arya is and always will be a good friend.
Most challenging player?
In the physical tasks, I felt Sujo and Fukru were challenging. I wished to be one among the last five.
Did the trolls and memes bother you?
I saw the trolls about me. I don’t care if they attack me, but it was very sad to see the insensitive comments and memes on my husband and even on my three-year-old child. I feel grateful for the way Kanettan responded to it in a mature way and the support I received from my family. I wish the trolls and social media activists would use their time to make some worthy memes to spread awareness on coronavirus or something. Even when Kannettan had put up an awareness post on Covid 19, many of them were still trolling his post. So I believe that those who want to criticise and make fun will do that no matter what.
What do you have to say about Rajith Kumar?
In initial episodes I had told Arya that Rajith ettan had some physical resemblance with my father, including his zodiac sign. My father looked lean during his final days just like Rajith ettan. But their personalities are diametrically different. My father would never hurt anyone through a single word or gaze.
Rajith ettan is wise, obstinate and opinionated. If his ideologies are accepted, there won’t be any conflict. But it is hard for us to take it when he tries to impose them on to us and never accepts our suggestions. I felt that he was a good player who had come to the show after studying it properly and he put on a one-man-show. He always kept his distance from us.