Indo-Canadian actress Sunny Leone, is all set to make her debut in Tamil film industry as a lead actor with upcoming film Veeramahadevi said that she always wanted to play a warrior.
Sunny told in an e-mail interview “I am so excited to be a part of a project that is like this. Playing a warrior is something that I have always wanted to do.”
“I have always liked doing action sequences. I was waiting for a script like this for a long time. I started preparing for this movie from the minute director V C Vadivudayan narrated the story. I have a special love towards south India. I have a lot of my fans here, especially Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. My character is extremely strong and I think if there is any representation of a woman I would love to play, it’s Veeramahadevi. She is a very determined and an independent woman,” Sunny had said about her role in the film earlier.
According to the makers, the film will feature 70-minutes of computer graphics and the VFX companies associated with 2.0 have also been working on this project over the last few months. Sunny, who is thrilled about the project, has set aside 150 days for this project. Over the last few months, she learnt sword-fighting and horse-riding under the supervision of a special trainer who was flown into Mumbai.
On signing the project, Sunny Leone said in a statement: “After this movie, I am sure my image will change completely. I have always liked doing action sequences. I was waiting for a script like this for years. I started preparing for this movie from the minute director VC Vadivudaiyan narrated the script. I have a special love towards south India so I am very happy to do a straight South Indian movie. I have a lot of my fans in South India, especially Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.”
Currently, Sunny is seen hosting the season 11 of youth-based reality show ‘Splitsvilla’ on MTV.