From playing an urban girl with karate skills in forthcoming Telugu comedy “Jakkanna” to attempting something contrasting in Puri Jagannadh’s “Rogue” and Sai Dharam Tej’s “Thikka”, actress Mannara Chopra says she will surprise audiences with her variety of roles.
“Audiences will see different Mannara in each of my next films. I’m happy that I’ve been getting roles where I just don’t end up being a commodity, but instead have scope to perform. There’s so much audience can look forward to from my variety of roles, I’m sure it will surprise them,” said Mannara.
Having signed three projects in quick succession, Mannara has been shooting non-stop.
“It’s been crazy. With so much travelling, literally shuttling between Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Malaysia and Dubai among other places, life has been one roller-coaster ride in the last six months,” she said.
However, she has no regrets living life out of a suitcase.
“When you love what you’re doing, the struggle doesn’t matter,” she added.
Her first release of the year will be Sunil-starrer “Jakkanna”, which is slated to release later this month.
“It’s a comedy with quirky romance. I had amazing time working on this project, especially with Sunil, who is a wonderful co-star. As a newcomer, it’s very important to observe and learn from your co-actors and that’s exactly what I did on the sets,” said Mannara, who’d observe and learn from Sunil even in between shots.
The actress also feels that by sharing screen space with Sunil, a former comedian turned hero, her comic skills have been polished.
“Sunil helped me understand the language better. The challenging part was the dialogues, which had to rhyme in most cases and hence confusing to memorize. Nevertheless, I worked hard to ensure I got my lines right while performing,” she said.
