CHENNAI: She is tall and slim and has the looks of a dusky model. But the 11th standard student Dhansikaa has more to her than meets the eye. She has just completed shooting for her first film with none other than director Jananathan in the Jeyam Ravi starrer 'Peraanmai'.
Playing a tough-as-nails NCC student who becomes part of the group that trains to fight the baddies with the hero, Dhansikaa has done a lot of action sequences. What was the best compliment she received? ''Jananathan called me Angelina Jolie. He said I had the same mannerisms she had in Tomb Raider,'' she gushes. That's no surprise since she watched all Jolie's films to get into action mode of her character. ''I play a stubborn character and part of a group of five girls. I got trained by Michael Master for six months and learnt archery from Shihan Hussaini and Silambam from Pandian master for my role,'' says Dhansikaa. It wasn't a cakewalk but it was easier for her since she has been an athlete in school.
So how did she land the role? ''Jananathan sir saw me at an exhibition I had gone for with my family. I was always interested in cinema so when the offer came I grabbed it,'' she explains. Shooting in thick forests meant managing with leeches, mosquitoes, snakes and confronting even a bear and bison! But with a good break like 'Peraanmai' in her kitty, Dhansikaa feels it's well worth it.
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