I’m a Tamilian and Telugu was a new language. Mayuri was dubbed in Malayalam and Tamil as Mayoori and remade in Hindi as Naache Mayuri (1986) starring Sudhaa Chandran only. Even my friends forced me to do it as they wanted to see my posters all over Andhra and Mumbai. ![]() My father wanted me to do it as it was not just entertainment but an inspirational movie. That was a shocker for me! I always thought the industry was not a safe place for the women, which was a wrong thinking. Director Srinivasa Rao felt it should be made with me instead. They wanted to use a popular Telugu heroine for the film. ![]() They initially called me not with the intention of casting me, but to hear my first-hand narration and experience. He always made very different films, so he wanted to make one on my life story. Ramoji Rao heard of me when I started dancing with an artificial limb. I really don’t know why actors of 35 years experience have to go through auditions today, which is stupid. ![]() Directors and producers took the ultimate call.
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