Padmapriya Janakiraman Quotes

Padmapriya Janakiraman

Profession : Actress

Birth : February 28, 1982

I want to be the Guru Dutt of the world.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

Three months after reaching the U.S., hurricane Sandy struck, and I had to spend four days in the university shelter. Though I have worked for projects on environment displacement in the past, it was the first time that I actually experienced one and understood how attached one can be to your regular shelter.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

My entry into films was forced, and I always had an affinity towards academics. Having said that, it is the artiste within that urged me to say yes to acting.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

As an actor, I just made the most of the opportunities that came my way and I owe it to my directors for having given me characters with substance, as I have never gone around asking for a role.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

As an artiste, you get a high when you are given roles that are challenging.

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I am extremely choosy about my roles as I want variety; I would like to work with the best of people.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

I would love to do Malayalam films.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

When the women in any other film industry are almost equal to men, in Malayalam only one or two women are among the crew.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

As an actress I am totally open to offers as an individual and want to treat every opportunity with same spirit.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

The reason why I returned to dance is simply because I love dance. I had also promised myself that I wanted to make more sense of dance, study and understand it far more in detail.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

Kerala audience is different because their expectations are very high.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

I think classical dance is not seeing the evolution seen by classical music.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

See, modern dance forms have a pull because the youngsters can relate to it, but it makes me happy to say that in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, people still relate to classical art forms.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

Professionally, I haven't done any film in 2013 as I was studying in NYU.

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I am super lucky to have a resume which has all kinds of filmmakers and films and hence experiences as a person and actress for me.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

If I am destined to do more Telugu films, I will.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

To create a new resume of films and expressions is the only focal point for 2014 for me.

Padmapriya Janakiraman

I was supposed to do Beautiful,' and when I watched the movie, I knew that I had missed out on a great opportunity.

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'Striker' is a story of the human spirit triumphing over all odds.

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I just cannot fathom the criteria and the eligibility for awards as there is an ocean of difference between the state and national awards.

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