Actress
Gautami
Tadimalla,
who
made
a
smashing
comeback
to
acting
after
19
years
with
last
year's
Tamil
drama
Papanasam,
says
she
never
felt
disassociated
from
the
industry
as
she
was
constantly
in
touch
as
a
designer.
"Even
though
I
was
out
of
action
as
an
actor,
I
was
very
much
connected
with
the
industry
via
my
work
as
a
designer.
I
never
felt
cut
off
or
disassociated,
thanks
to
my
designing
assignments.
Since
the
2010
Tamil
film
'Dasavathaaram',
I've
been
working
as
a
designer," Gautami,
who
mostly
works
as
a
costume
designer
on
Kamal
Haasan's
films,
told
IANS.
Calling
it
the
best
phase
of
her
career,
Gautami
is
really
looking
forward
to
do
the
kind
of
films
she
always
wanted
to.
"People
say
this
is
my
second
innings.
But
I
think
I'm
in
my
prime
now
because
I
get
to
do
what
I
always
wanted
to
do.
There
was
a
phase
where
I
did
several
films
in
just
seven
years.
I
don't
have
to
worry
about
doing
so
many
films
at
this
stage
of
my
career.
I
want
to
do
one
film
at
a
time
and
enjoy
the
process," she
said.
Excited
about
her
forthcoming
Telugu
release
Manamantha,
she
says
her
role
in
the
film
was
exclusively
written
for
her.
The
film,
which
hits
the
screens
on
Friday
(August
5),
also
releases
in
Tamil
as
Namathu,
and
in
Malayalam
as
Vismayam.
"When
director
Chandra
Sekhar
Yeleti
approached
me
with
the
offer,
he
said
he
had
worked
on
the
script
for
two
years,
keeping
me
in
mind
for
the
role
of
Gayatri.
I
was
bowled
over
by
the
script
and
immediately
gave
my
consent
to
be
a
part
of
it,"
she
said.
Talking
about
the
film,
the
48-year-old
actress
said,
"It's
an
anthology
of
four
stories.
There's
a
lot
of
isolation
in
today's
world
and
four
completely
distinct
lives
are
woven
together
through
this
film.
You
may
call
it
the
Butterfly
or
Domino
effect.
There
is
no
link
between
the
characters
but
it
blends
seamlessly
through
the
course
of
the
film."
The
film
also
stars
Malayalam
superstar
Mohanlal,
and
she
says
nothing
has
changed
about
her
Iruvar
co-star.
"Nothing
has
changed
about
him.
He
is
always
chilled-out
and
so
much
fun
to
work
with.
Both
of
us
had
a
lot
of
catching
up
to
do
on
the
sets,"
she
said.
Asked
if
she
considers
herself
to
be
lucky
to
be
paired
with
stars
such
as
Kamal
Haasan
and
Mohanlal
even
after
so
many
years,
she
said
that
it
doesn't
matter
to
her
whom
she
works
with.
"As
much
as
I'm
happy
to
be
working
with
Kamal
and
Lal,
I
look
forward
to
working
with
a
great
team.
I'm
more
interested
in
working
with
new
talent,
directors
who
are
willing
to
experiment
and
push
boundaries,"
she
said.
When
not
designing
costumes
or
donning
the
greasepaint,
Gautami
is
busy
working
for
'Life
Again'
-
a
foundation
which
she
co-founded
to
create
awareness
about
cancer.
"The
whole
purpose
of
the
foundation
is
to
find
a
better
way
of
living
life
to
the
fullest.
Most
of
the
health
issues
we
face
today
are
due
to
the
lifestyle
we
follow.
There
are
several
methodologies
to
overcome
the
negativity
and
it
worked
for
me
big
time.
I
have
actively
been
practicing
this
for
almost
seven
years
in
my
life
and
it
is
very
effective,"
said
Gautami,
who
is
a
breast
cancer
survivor.
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