Shriya Saran, Anushka, Priyamani, Amala - The sword girls of South
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Gone
were
the
days
of
male-centric
movies.
Today,
every
film
industry
in
India
is
making
woman-oriented
films
and
tasting
success.
Actresses
are
not
just
restricted
to
skin
shows
or
running-around-the-trees
kind
of
roles.
As
a
result,
we
are
witnessing
a
lot
of
experiments
made
on
author-backed
female
subjects
with
all
necessary
contents.
To
name
a
few,
Arundhati,
The
Dirty
Picture,
and
Kahaani
have
set
a
new
trend
in
the
recent
years.
Thanks
to
actresses
dedication
and
their
willingness
to
go
an
extra
mile
to
give
perfection
to
their
roles.
The
interesting
part
of
the
development
is
that
female
star
are
ready
to
flex
muscles
like
a
brave
warrior
in
the
battle
field,
and
chop
off
the
heads
of
enemies
in
films
that
were
part
of
hero-centric
films
all
these
years.
The
first
one
among
them
to
take
up
the
challenge
is
Shriya
Saran,
who
has
learnt
Kalari
fight
and
wielded
the
sword
in
forthcoming
bilingual
movie
Chandra.
Shriya
Saran
will
be
seen
in
the
role
of
a
princess
and
there
are
quite
a
few
action
sequences
in
the
movie.
Taking
an
inspiration
from
her,
Anushka
Shetty
has
now
decided
to
wave
sword
in
her
forthcoming
bilingual
movie
Rani
Rudrammadevi.
To
play
the
part
of
the
13th
century
queen
of
the
Kakatiya
dynasty,
she
is
undergoing
special
training
in
traditional
martial
arts
and
horse
riding.
Like
Shriya
and
Anushka,
Priyamani
is
also
preparing
for
a
powerful
warrior
in
forthcoming
movie
Chandi.
She
is
being
trained
in
sword
fighting
and
archery
by
the
action
director.
Last
but
not
least,
Amala
Paul
has
also
wielded
the
sword
for
her
forthcoming
movie
Iddarammayilatho
starring
Allu
Arjun.
She
has
done
some
Ninja
moves
in
the
film.
Shriya
Saran
Shriya
Saran
said
about
the
experience
on
a
social
networking
site,
"Those
swords
are
heavy
and
painful.
I
wonder
how
those
fighters
won
battles
and
conquered
kingdoms!"
Shriya
Saran
Chandra
has
a
reincarnation
love
story
with
two
blue
blooded
lead
characters
revealing
an
epic
tale.
While
Kannada
actor
Prem
plays
the
main
protagonist,
Ganesh
will
be
seen
in
the
second
fiddle.
Shriya
Saran
will
be
seen
romancing
both
in
different
ages
in
the
upcoming
movie.
Anushka
Shetty
Anushka
Shetty's
Rani
Rudramma
Devi
is
a
period
movie
directed
by
Gunashekar.
It
is
said
to
be
the
first
historical
stereoscopic
3D
movie
in
India
which
will
be
orchestrated
by
Hollywood
crew
of
technicians.
Anushka
Shetty
has
undergone
a
two-month
rigorous
training
programme
for
Rani
Rudramma
Devi.
The
film
also
features
Rana
Daggubati.
Priyamani
According
to
the
makers
of
the
movie,
Priyamani
has
not
done
such
a
powerful
role
in
her
entire
career
and
this
film
could
turn
out
to
be
a
memorable
film
of
her
life.
Priyamani
V
Samudra
is
the
director
of
Chandi
and
it
is
being
produced
by
Dr
Sreenubabu
under
the
banner
of
Omics
Creations.
Amala
Paul
"The
action
master
is
having
a
hard
time
trying
to
teach
me
some
impossible
Ninja
moves.
Meet
the
impeccable
action
choreographer
Kicha
master,
the
man
behind
the
stupendous
action
sequences
in
Thuppakki,"
said
the
actress,
as
she
posted
pictures
that
showed
her
wielding
the
sword.
Amala
Paul
Iddarammayilatho
is
directed
by
Puri
Jagannath
and
stars
Allu
Arjun
and
Catherine
Tresa
in
the
lead
roles.