Actress Samantha Akkineni took a bet when she determined to play the position of Rajalakshmi Shekharan/Raazi in The Family Man Season 2. As she often lived within the realm of a quintessential heroine, it was fairly a shock to see her as a educated LTTE. The operative resides undercover in Chennai. “I’ve been forged on this ‘Cute Girl’ slot. I assumed this position would flop actually badly or work rather well. It completely is dependent upon the efficiency. It’s too scary for me. And was dangerous,” Samantha informed indianexpress.com.
In truth, it is secure to say that his gamble paid off. His efficiency as a lethal murderer, hardened by Sri Lanka’s bloody civil battle, grew to become one of many highlights of the collection. In a second she is a helpless lady who’s weak to exploitation. Next, she is a lethal power that may kill with out pondering twice. “I by no means thought that so many individuals would name and message me (to understand my efficiency). I received calls from individuals who have by no means referred to as me earlier than.”
Samantha acquired unanimous reward for her efficiency and is predicted to stroll away with a number of awards. The first applause got here when he lately acquired the Best Actor Award on the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).
“I do not assume I might signal on to something pondering it will award me. I signal roles that I really imagine in. Roles I imagine in make me a greater particular person But, awards are at all times welcome as they’ve at all times impressed me to do higher. As such, I’m grateful for the awards,” mentioned Samantha.
Samantha Akkineni in The Family Man Season 2. (Photo: Amazon Prime Video)
While Raji is battling with life-threatening anger and trauma of a lifetime, she just isn’t one to speak a lot and is targeted solely on her lethal mission. The character had minimal talking strains, which was a problem for Samantha. “I was given the role of a trained fighter with not much dialogue. So I had to make sure that I physically looked the part despite being small. The body language and physicality of the character was something I really worked on. It needed to be seen that not much thought was put into the modus operandi of Raazi, but in fact, I put a lot of thought into it,” she mentioned.
The position was bodily taxing and was a check of Samantha’s power and endurance. She needed to do all of the stunts herself together with wanting easy and classy. “I watched a lot of real life footage and documentaries. This really helped me. Also, I worked with a lot of great teams, including directors and stunt people. Stunt master Yannick Ben has amazing fighting style. It was very unique. And I wanted to imitate his style. I don’t think he thought he had any particular style in the way he moved and fought,” she mentioned.
Samantha feels fairly free within the house created by the OTT platform. “OTT has been a really welcome change not only for the actors but also for the technicians. It is blurring the line between all industries. It has become an amalgamation of all good talents. Viewers are also enjoying all kinds of content. One need not worry about whether an OTT film/series is commercial enough or romantic enough. You have so much opportunity to put forth what you believe in and you have an audience that will appreciate it,” she mentioned.
However, on the similar time, she additionally believes that the distinctive neighborhood viewing expertise is not going wherever. “This is something that India will never let go of,” he mentioned.
Samantha additionally recommended that as she is in a brand new part of her profession, she is inclined to make some unconventional decisions. “I always make choices based on how I can be better at what I’m doing. Improvement comes when you accept complex and layered roles. Humans are very complex creatures. We do most of our heroes in commercial cinema. And the heroines aren’t just black and white like that. I’m looking for roles that explore life in between,” she signed off.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
