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Brahmachari  is more like a re-launch film for me: Akshata Srinivas

It’s double dhamaka for newbie Akshata Srinivas, who has bagged roles in two films at the same time.

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It’s double dhamaka for newbie Akshata Srinivas, who has bagged roles in two films at the same time. The actor from Mangaluru was looking for a commercial break and attended the auditions for Chiranjeevi Sarja’ upcoming film, Shiva Tejas, which she ultimately bagged.

Around the same time, she caught the attention of the makers of Brahmachari - 100 per cent Virgin. The team was looking for an artiste to play the second heroine in Chandra Mohan’s directorial, and Akshata fit the bill. An excited Akshata says, “Though I started with a film like Parasanga, Brahamachari will be more like a re-lauch film for me.” In she film, she will feature opposite Sathish Ninasam.

With Uday Mehta as producer, Aditi Prabhudeva plays the female lead with Dattanna portraying a pivotal role. “I completed three days of shooting for Brahmachari, and a day’s shoot for Shiva Tejas’s film,” says Akshata, who is now shifting base from Mangaluru to Bengaluru.

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