Interview with Revathy Varma
Revathy Varma was in her final year BSc when she ended up shooting Rexona's ad. She used to live in New Delhi in those days. She has come a long way since and has released her first film in Tamil, June R starring Jyothika, Khushboo and Saritha in the lead.
"I was very much interested in films from my childhood. I used to participate in dance, dramas and songs in my schooldays. After a while, I fell in love with films. Soon, I decided to make a career in it. But in those days, nobody was interested in having females as their assistants. So, I switched to ad films," she said.
Did
you
have
difficulties
in
the
field?
I
did.
Advertising
was
predominantly
a
male-dominated
field.
But
when
I
announced
in
Chennai
that
I
was
going
to
enter
films,
the
media
was
very
supportive.
How
was
your
family's
support?
My
husband
K
Subhash
had
won
the
best
director
award
once.
Had
he
not
encouraged
me,
I
would
never
have
done
this
film.
How
did
you
suddenly
decide
to
make
a
feature
film?
Making
a
feature
film
is
every
director's
dream.
But
I
didn't
rush
into
it.
Jyothika
had
a
major
role
to
play
in
this
project.
Credit
goes
to
her
to
make
this
project
possible.
How?
I
was
planning
to
make
the
film
in
Hindi.
I
went
to
Mumbai
and
spoke
to
Rani
Mukherjee,
Jaya
Bachchan
and
Tabu.
I
waited
more
than
eight
months
for
their
dates.
I
was
ready
to
wait
for
them.
At
that
time,
my
husband
was
planning
to
make
a
film
with
Madhavan
and
Jyothika.
I
once
went
to
meet
Jyothika
along
with
my
husband.
She
casually
asked
me
about
my
Hindi
film's
story.
I
gave
her
a
thread.
She
suddenly
suggested
that
we
might
as
well
make
the
film
in
Tamil
itself.
Tamil
audience
loves
sentimental
stories.
I
liked
the
idea
too.
Are
you
happy
about
your
entry
in
films?
Of
course
I'm
happy!
But
it
is
a
fact
that
it
becomes
very
difficult
to
concentrate
on
the
family
too.
It
was
possible
for
me
because
my
husband
knew
very
well
about
films.
Would
you
call
this
your
dream
project?
I
would.
The
story
is
based
on
an
event
that
occurred
in
my
life.
I
had
decided
a
long
time
ago
to
make
that
into
a
film.
I
wrote
the
film's
script,
screenplay
and
dialogues
myself.
I
used
to
write
short
stories.
Some
of
them
were
published
in
magazines.
Will
you
direct
Malayalam
films?
I'd
love
to.
Malayalam
is
my
mother
tongue.
Why
did
you
make
a
heroine-
oriented
film?
Surya
is
the
hero
of
this
film.
But
this
is
a
heroine
oriented
film.
The
audience
will
love
them.