A NEW AVATAR: Shammu

The glan route Actress Shammu is all set to go glam in her forthcoming projects...        She might have started with a blink-and-miss role in her maiden venture Dasavatharam, but things took a different turn for Shammu after her debut vehicle, The pretty young thing bounced back with the critically acclaimed Kanchivaram, in which she played Prakash Raj's daughter to perfection. And before she could believe it, she had already signed an array of projects like Malayam, Maathi Yosi, Nellu and Mayilu. Now, after a string of films, in which she played homely characters, Shammu has decided to come out of the shell and shed her girl-next-door image,.Yes, the lovely lady is all set to go glam in her future projects.        So, why did she make this decision? "The reason is simple. After Kanchivaram. I was stereotyped as a homely girl and a village belle, I didn't want to get stuck with a particular image.I'm a modern girl in real life. but it's an irony that I never really had the opportunity to play one on screen. Unless I do not experiment with my roles, there is a big risk of being branded with a particular tag. And I do not want to fall into the trap." she sayd matter of factly.     Kanchivarm and Mayilu prove her talent as an actress? "Of course yes! Taking the glam route doesn't mean that I will not do homely characters again. For instance, in my forthcoming film Nellu. I play a college student who is from a rich and arrogant family. But in Mayilu  I play a village belle who falls in love with a Kodangi. The film is set in a village backdrop. These roles are quite challenging and I do wnat to take up such assignments once in a while, I'm now eagerly awaiting the release of both the films."      The actress also adds that she is open to playing characters with a grey shade." My dream character is to play something on the times of Lara croft in Tumb Raider, in fact, Angelina Jolie has been a huge inspiration for me to take the plunge into unset town."      The actress will soon test waters in the Telugu and Malayalam industry too. "I understand and speak Telugu and I'm how learning Malayalam. Once I brush up my language skills, I will take the plunge into T-town and M-town And after that, the big destination is Bollywood." signs off the actress.