Actress
Priyamani
(Priya
mani),
who
entered
Sandalwood
through
the
Puneet
Rajkumar
starrer
movie
Raam,
has
bagged
another
offer
in
Kannada
even
before
the
release
of
her
first
film.
The
actress
will
be
seen
alongside
Golden
star
Ganesh
in
his
untitled
Kannada
film,
which
is
a
remake
of
Vijay-Jothika's
Tamil
film
Kushi.
Priya's
second
Kannada
film
will
be
produced
by
Chandrashekar
and
directed
by
Mussanje
Maathu
fame
Mahesh.
Earlier,
the
actress
had
many
opportunities
to
star
opposite
Ganesh.
But
she
could
not
accept
them
due
to
some
reason.
Now,
Jothika"s
character
in
the
original
has
prompted
her
to
accept
the
role.
The
South
Indian
actress,
who
is
all
excited
to
work
with
Ganesh,
is
eagerly
waiting
for
the
release
of
her
first
Kannada
film
Raam.
"Once
Raam
releases,
people
will
know
who
I
am.
I
won"t
even
be
able
to
ask
auto
drivers
to
drop
me
home
because
then
they"ll
know
where
I
live," Times
of
India
quotes
her
saying.
Priyamani
knows
five
languages
-
Kannada,
Telugu,
Tamil,
Malayalam
and
Hindi.
And
she
is
known
as
'pancha
baashe
taare'
for
she
has
acted
in
all
these
languages.
However,
she
is
disappointed
over
not
dubbing
herself
for
Raam,
despite
knowing
Kannada.
Presently,
the
actress
is
shooting
for
the
Telugu
film
Pravarakhyudu.
She
has
already
completed
the
shooting
of
her
debut
Bollywood
film
Raavan,
which
is
directed
by
Mani
Ratnam.
She
is
now
hoping
that
this
movie
would
be
her
stepping
stone
for
Bollywood.
She
says,
"I"ll
know
where
I
stand
in
Bollywood
after
Raavan"s
release.
If
it
works
out,
fine.
Otherwise,
I"m
as
happy
working
in
the
south."