Sai Pallavi created quite a stir ever since her debut, Premam. And she didn’t turn out to be just a one-film wonder. She followed it up with films like Kali and Fidaa, portraying strong roles. The actress is known to act without make up and thanks the audience and Premam director Alphonse who instilled confidence in her and changed her entire perception towards beauty.
In an interview Sai Pallavi said, “I was one of those teenagers who felt horrible about having acne. I used to cover my face with a dupatta when I was in Georgia. It took Premam, and Alphonse (director of the film), for me to realise that people love you for your character and the confidence with which you portray it. Even on the day of the release, I held my mother’s hand and said that I hope people don’t write me off.”
She further added saying, “we’ve always had actors with flawless skin on screen all these days and when you suddenly see somebody who is looking real, it becomes different. This gave me the confidence to encourage people who had complex issues. People have different perceptions about beauty. They think it is all about having flawless skin, great hair etc. Then, there is this fair skin vs dark skin debate. Beauty is all about how confident you are in your own skin. Be it Vijay sir, Balaji Mohan sir, Selva sir or the directors I have worked with in Tollywood — I am happy to be working with directors who are cool about me being myself. In fact, all the directors don’t want me to wear makeup, too. I am happy if girls feel proud about themselves, their natural body image and consider me an inspiration. And yes, I’m not going to use makeup in the future, too.”
Meanwhile, on the work front, her career is indeed going great in Tollywood with back-to-back hits in the form of Fidaa and MCA. Her next release in Telugu will be AL Vijay directorial Kanam ( Karu in Tamil) in which she is paired opposite Naga Shaurya