SAI PALLAVI

Films do have a very big impact on the youth, but the youth do have the quality to differentiate what is right and what is wrong!

Surprisingly, no one has ever given me double-meaning dialogues or asked me to wear clothes I am not comfortable in. Everyone has been extremely sweet with me.

I am a soft-type girl in real life.

I have been saying 'no' to many projects ever since people accepted Malar from the movie 'Premam.'

Success and failure is temporary. So don't let them get to you.

I was keen on dancing, and acting offers were coming in. I was ready to enter the industry, but my parents felt I had to get educated. I protested, but now, I see their logic.

I love dancing, and I dance for my own happiness.

When I work, I enjoy myself and feel happy.

I grew up believing I sounded like a boy.

I personally do not believe 'Premam' has influenced anyone in any way; it has just portrayed characters and is one man's story where he falls in love with his teacher, and I don't believe people would use this as a reason to imitate it.

I am not against remakes. What I feel is that they may not excite me much.

When you work with someone like Dulquer Salmaan, you tend to get a bit intimidated.

I was holding my mum's hands and praying. Will people accept me with my pimples and hoarse voice?

When I choose a script, I ensure that I get to contribute to the film in some way and, in turn, grow as an actor in the process.

Naga Shaurya is a silent person and doesn't talk to anyone on the sets. But when he faces the camera, he is a different person altogether. As an actor, he is very mature.

Now I know that however big a film, you have every right over how you want to be seen on screen.

When I am in India, I feel pampered. However, when I am In Georgia, I am on my own, as I have to cook and do things all by myself. However, that gives me an independent feeling.

When I read the script of 'Karu,' there was a spark within, and I instantly connected with the story. I was emotionally attached to the story. After we finished shooting, I was so attached to the kid who played my daughter, I wanted to adopt her. That's how strong my emotional attachment was with the role and the story.

I'm not a trained actor. I surrender to my directors, and they make me act.

The overwhelming love Tamil audiences gave 'Premam' will always remain special.

I always wanted to create awareness and spread the word that it is important to respect one's own body and work towards its well-being.

People perceive actresses in a different manner when they are portrayed glamorously. I don't want that to happen with me.

Working with Suriya is like a dream-come-true moment for me. I've been following Suriya's films right from my childhood.

Since my childhood, I used to tell my parents to keep a tab on their health as if I was a doctor. Now I am officially one, and I hope my parents will finally take me seriously!

If your director knows what he wants on screen, it makes things easier.