Actress
Manjima
Mohan,
who
is
being
launched
in
the
Tamil
and
Telugu
film
industries
by
Gautham
Vasudev
Menon
in
his
upcoming
bilingual
film
Achcham
Enbathu
Madamaiyada,
considers
the
filmmaker
as
an
ideal
teacher
for
any
actor.
"I
couldn't
have
asked
for
a
better
launch.
Working
with
Gautham
has
been
so
much
fun
and
equally
worthwhile.
He
gives
his
actors
space
and
time
to
learn,
which
makes
him
the
best
teacher,"
Manjima
told
IANS,
recalling
how
skeptical
she
was
initially
about
being
part
of
the
film's
Telugu
version
too.
While
she's
paired
with
Simbu
in
Tamil,
actor
Akkineni
Naga
Chaitanya
plays
her
love
interest
in
the
Telugu
version,
which
is
titled
Sahasam
Swasaga
Sagipo.
"I
can
understand
Tamil
since
I
studied
in
Chennai.
However,
Telugu
was
a
totally
alien
language
and
I
remember
telling
Gautham
sir
that
I
only
wanted
to
do
the
Tamil
version.
But
he
had
so
much
faith
in
me
and
that
eventually
convinced
me," said
Manjima,
who
made
her
acting
debut
in
a
solo
lead
in
this
year's
Malayalam
hit,
Oru
Vadakkan
Selfie.
Facing
the
camera
is
not
new
to
the
22-year-old,
who
started
her
career
as
a
child
artist.
However,
she
admits
being
nervous
briefly
on
the
sets
of
this
project.
"I
was
really
tense
about
shooting
in
Telugu
because
of
the
language
barrier.
The
film
was
simultaneously
shot
in
both
the
languages;
hence
we
had
to
shoot
each
scene
twice,
which
meant
memorizing
more
lines," said
Manjima,
who
always
preferred
shooting
her
scenes
in
Telugu
first.
Like
most
of
Gautham's
films,
this
project
too
is
rooted
in
love.
Manjima,
however,
says
there's
more
to
it.
Talking
about
her
character
of
a
simple
girl,
she
said:
"She's
the
kind
of
person
you
wouldn't
meet
when
you
step
out
of
your
house.
There's
something
special
about
this
character
and
that's
what
will
make
you
fall
in
love
with
it".
Manjima
heaps
equal
praise
on
both
of
her
lead
co-stars.
"Simbu
is
a
natural.
When
he's
told
what's
expected
from
him,
he
delivers
it.
Everything
is
perfect
with
him
in
the
first
take.
I
have
lot
of
respect
for
him
and
I
consider
it
an
honour
to
be
working
with
him," she
said,
adding
Chaitanya
is
a
"professional"
on
all
levels.
With
nearly
a
month
of
shooting
left,
Manjima
is
keenly
looking
forward
to
the
release
of
the
film
and
hasn't
signed
any
other
project
yet.
"I've
been
getting
offers,
but
I
don't
want
to
be
in
a
hurry.
I
want
to
know
how
the
audiences
receive
me
and
then
decide
on
what
kind
of
script
to
choose
next," she
said.
Also
starring
Baba
Sehgal
and
Daniel
Balaji,
the
film
has
music
by
AR
Rahman.