South
star
Nithya
Menen
is
currently
gearing
up
to
enter
Bollywood
with
the
eagerly-awaited
Mission
Mangal,
slated
to
arrive
in
theatres
on
August
15,
2019.
The
film,
boasting
an
ensemble
cast,
features
the
powerhouse
performer
in
the
role
of
a
scientist,
who
takes
part
in
an
ambitious
space
mission.
During
a
recent
interview,
the
powerhouse
performer
spoke
about
working
on
Mission
Mangal
and
said
that
everyone
used
to
pull
her
leg
a
lot
as
she
was
a
'fresher'.
"Everyone
was
really
fond
of
me.
They
treated
me
like
a
fresher
(laughs)
as
it
was
my
first
time
and
I
was
from
the
South.
Though
I
used
to
tell
them
about
the
work
I
have
done
so
far,
they
used
to
pull
my
leg
a
lot,
but
out
of
love," said
Nithya.
Nithya
added
that
her
co-star
and
Bollywood's
'Khiladi'
Akshay
Kumar
praised
her
a
lot
during
the
shoot,
which
made
shooting
for
Misson
Mangal,
a
fun-filled
experience.
"Akshay
sir
said
really
wonderful
things
about
me.
He
said,
'I
have
seen
your
films
and
have
heard
a
lot
about
you'.
I
felt
very
accepted
and
appreciated.
I
found
it
a
wonderful
environment
with
absolutely
no
starry
tantrums.
Instead,
there
was
a
lot
of
fun,
laughter
and
camaraderie," added
the
Malayali
beauty.
Nithya
also
revealed
that
she
read
a
lot
of
literature
about
space
missions
in
order
to
understand
her
role
properly.
"We
read
some
literature
on
the
mission
and
watched
a
few
videos,
such
as
the
animations
of
how
the
satellite
was
launched.
This
helped
us
get
a
basic
idea
of
how
it
all
happened
without
going
too
deep
into
the
technical
and
scientific
sides
of
it.
As
it
was
an
innovative
mission,
reading
about
it
helped
us
realise
the
kind
of
techniques
they
used,
which
were
very
unconventional,"
said
the
actress.
Mission
Mangal
will
be
clashing
at
the
box
office
with
John
Abraham's
Batla
House,
which
has
created
a
great
deal
of
buzz
amongst
movie
buffs.
So,
do
you
think
Mission
Mangal
will
emerge
a
success
and
help
Nithya
find
firm
footing
in
Bollywood?
Let
us
know
in
the
space
below.
Source:
Times
Of
India