It
is
not
something
new
for
Tamil
cinema
to
import
actresses
from
other
film
industries.
While
Hindi
and
Malayalam
actresses
have
been
Kollywood
directors'
favourite
so
far,
Kannada
actresses
are
slowly
making
their
way
into
Tamil
cinema.
While
Deepa
Sannidhi
made
her
Tamil
acting
debut
in
Siddharth's
Enakkul
Oruvan,
Kriti
Kharbanda
will
be
seen
in
GV
Prakash's
upcoming
flick,
Bruce
Lee.
Joining
the
list
is
Ranya
Rao,
who
will
be
making
her
Tamil
debut
in
Vikram
Prabhu's
Wagah.
But
the
actress
has
said
she
had
to
go
through
a
lot
of
screening
process
in
order
to
bag
the
role.
"I
had
several
auditions
before
I
was
confirmed
for
this
film.
My
manager
had
circulated
my
pictures.
GNR
sir
happened
to
see
them
and
called
me.
He
first
had
a
quick
audition
and
then
wanted
me
to
experience
the
character
by
having
a
look
test.
Since
I
didn't
know
the
language,
he
wanted
to
check
my
dialogue
delivery,
too," she
has
told
Times
of
India.
Looks
like
director
GNR
Kumaravelan
wanted
to
leave
no
stone
unturned,
"he
later
wanted
to
see
if
my
chemistry
with
Vikram
Prabhu
would
work.
So,
we
had
to
do
a
photo
shoot
and
video
shoot.
Only
after
this,
he
was
convinced,"
she
has
said.
Talking
about
her
character
in
the
movie,
Ranya
has
said,
"I
play
a
young
girl,
who
falls
in
love
with
Vikram.
The
character
has
many
shades
and
that
gives
me
a
lot
of
scope
to
perform."
The
team
had
to
shoot
in
challenging
locations,
"we
had
to
shoot
in
various
climatic
conditions.
On
one
side,
we
had
to
climb
the
mountains
with
the
team
carrying
all
their
equipment
in
-15
degree.
We
later
shot
in
hot
weather
conditions,
too."
The
23-year-old
actress,
who
has
done
two
films
in
Kannada
has
thanked
Vikram
and
the
team
for
making
her
Tamil
debut
memorable.
"Vikram
was
a
very
supportive
co-star.
I
was
worried
since
I
didn't
know
the
language,
but
he
was
very
helpful.
The
director
and
the
assistants,
too,
helped
me
make
my
debut
very
smoothly,"
she
has
said.
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