Changing Tracks - Shruthi Prakash

'No comparisons please !'

...says actress Shruthi Prakash, who shrugs  off comparisons with Namitha

         Shruthi Prakash, it seems, is now gearing up for an image makeover. The actress, who has been seen in glamorous roles so far, has now shifted her focus to playing character roles. Says shruthi, "I've done three glamorous roles and now, I think it;s time I gegan looking for character toles. As an actress, one should be open to doing a variety of roles. Being versatile is vital, ".

            Although she will be seen donning glamorous outfits in her next film Guru Sishyan, she points out that her role in this film will be completely different from her earlier ones.

              "The  Guru Shishyan role came my way when I was doing Naan Avan Ilai 2. It was then that I met director Sakthi Chidambaram. He offered me the role and I accepted it because the film is a comedy, " she says, even as she begins to shower praises on her co-stars in the film, Sundar C and Sathyaraj.

          "I must say that the experience of working with them was really good. Both of them are senior actors and they have a great sense of humour. Also, they were very cooperative and down-to earth. It was a pleasure working with them, " she says and goes on to narrate an interesting incident that took place while shooting for the film.

          "We had just shot a song in a place called redang in Malaysia and were on out way back to the mainland when we realised that an earthquake had struck Indonesia. An alert had been issued and the sitation on the boat turned tense. Dark clouds filled the sky and it began to pour as well. The visibility level dropped. To add to the trouble, the boat didn't have light. As a result, out boatman couldn't see where he was heading. However, he was a smart man and navigated the jboat to a bridge that had been erected for scuba diving. We were stuck on it for  three hours. Then, they got another hoat which had lights. It was then that we were brought to the shore, from where we proceed to Chennai. That was quite a scary incident, " she recalls.

         The actress, after finishing work on Guru Shishyan, is now working on Aadu Aata Aadu, the Kannada remake of the Tamil film Thiruttu Payale. "I play Sonia Agarwal's role in it, "she smiles.
           Finally, draw her attention to the fact that people in the Tamil film industry have started comparing her with Namitha and ask her if she is happy about it and ask her if she is happy about it and she replies, "I'm neither pleased nor displeased. We are two different individuals. No comparisons, please!"