Chennai: Actress Vedhika says shooting for forthcoming Tamil horror-comedy “Kanchana 3”, the fourth part in the widely popular “Kanchana” franchise, was like going on a big holiday and she considers the movie a great addition to her filmography.
Vedhika has returned to the franchise, which kicked off with the 2007 film “Muni”, after a decade and she can’t be more excited. “Kanchana 3”, which has been directed by Raghava Lawrencce, releases this Friday worldwide.
“When I did ‘Muni’, I was very young and didn’t know anything about filmmaking. Back then, Lawrencce master was very popular for his dance-based films and I thought I was being called for another dance film. But when I heard the story, I thought this was something new. The story was about a hero who is generally afraid. It was a character I could relate to so much because I get easily scared in real life,” Vedhika told IANS.
“When Lawrencce master again called me after so many years and said we should do this film, I thought it would be a great addition to my filmography. With ‘Kanchana 3′, I was getting an opportunity to do something really commercial and I didn’t want to miss it. It’s a film very close to my heart,” she said.
Talking about the experience of working on the project, Vedhika said: “I gave most call sheets to this movie. I shot for 70 days but I never realised how time flew because we were having so much fun shooting. It was like I was on a big holiday.”
Vedhika also feels “Kanchana 3” would mark her strong return to Tamil filmdom after a hiatus. Her last Tamil outing was the 2014 critically-acclaimed “Kaaviya Thalaivan”.
“It was not like I wasn’t getting any offers in Tamil in the last few years. I didn’t want to do films which were not exciting. I have always been quality conscious when it comes to choosing projects,” she said, adding that she has signed a couple of Tamil films.
“I started acting when I was very young and I had to take a break after 2-3 films to complete my education. I was fortunate enough to work with filmmakers like Bala and Vasantha Balan quite early on. I’ve always been careful about the films I did. ‘Kanchana 3′ couldn’t have come at a better time and it was a fun film to do.”
This year, Vedhika will make her Bollywood debut with a yet-untitled thriller starring Emraan Hashmi. The project has been directed by Jeethu Joseph.