Urvashi: Some things like love, family, and affection never change

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The actor, who has been lauded for her roles in the Diwali releases, Soorarai Pottru and Mookuthi Amman, speaks about devotional films, being known for comedy, and much more

Bhuvanesh Chandar

(Originally written on 16th November 2020)

Among the festive releases during the Diwali weekend, one actor can be said to have captured everyone’s imagination. Yet again. Despite limited presence, actor Urvashi played stellar roles in both Soorarai Pottru and Mookuthi Amman. This comes barely a month after another of her roles, in the Netflix anthology, Putham Pudhu Kaalai, was widely appreciated. With a grin, she admits that this was unexpected, but that it feels good considering how bleak this year has been for those in the movie industry, due to the pandemic.

She plays the hero’s mother in both Soorarai Pottru and Mookuthi Amman, but her contrasting performances have been a topic of discussion on social media all weekend. In Mookuthi Amman, audiences saw the actor in a space she’s widely celebrated for: comedy. In her extensive film career that spans more than 500 films, the actor has done innumerable comedy roles. “I wasn’t a funny  person in real life. I used to be an introvert who hung out with a small group of people. Only after I came into cinema did the humor within me came out. I love performing comedy because I don’t like to cry a lot. Life throws enough hurdles, so at least in my job, I wanted a change.”

Read the full interview here:

https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2020/nov/16/urvashii-have-much-to-explore-as-an-actor-21328.html

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