Stage Artists Gaining Strong Foothold In Kollywood
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oi-IANS
By Ians English
Amidst
the
fanfare
for
star
actors
and
their
big-budget
films,
Tamil
cinema
is
witnessing
a
spate
of
theatre
actors
gaining
prominence
as
an
increasing
number
of
young
filmmakers
are
showing
interest
to
cast
them
like
never
before.
Theatre
strengthens
the
pillar
of
acting,
feels
Lakshmi
Priyaa
Chandramouli,
who
has
starred
in
Tamil
film
Gouravam
and
is
awaiting
the
release
of
Tamil
crime-comedy
Sutta
Kathai.
"Theatre
strengthens
your
basics
of
acting.
We
spend
so
much
of
time
preparing
for
one
role
in
theatre
that
acting
in
cinema
becomes
really
easy.
Directors
need
not
struggle
with
theatre
artists.
All
that
they
have
to
do
is
to
tell
them
what
they
want
and
they
will
do
it," Lakshmi
told
IANS.
"Theatre
acting
may
be
different
from
cinema,
but
it
gives
the
actor
a
lot
of
confidence
to
take
up
any
role.
As
a
theatre
actor,
one
won't
have
any
inhibition
towards
any
kind
of
role," said
Lakshmi,
who
is
part
of
Chennai-based
theatre
group
Evam.