THIS young actress had set the screens on fire when she danced in Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari, in which Namma Kichcha Sudeep was the hero, and from then on, Ragini has become quite a heartthrob for Karnataka’s youths.
Her dancing style was so impressive that the credit for the film’s box office success should go to her partly.
Ragini’s dancing skills impressed Prakash, who for an item song Many people in Gandhinagar criticised agreeing to do number. According critics, Ragini to end up as as in Sandalwood. criticism compelled Prakash and Ragini issue statements explaining that the song just an item integral to the But the critics now be silenced Ragini is getting number if offers Kannada films for the heroine’s role. In fact, she had also played played an important role in Shankar IPS, directed by MS Ramesh. She will be acting in Vijay’s new film Veerabaahu which is expected to go on the sets shortly. Currently, Ragini is busy shooting for Gandedhe, the debut Sandalwood film for Telugu director Shiva Aakula in which Chiranjeevi Sarja is the hero.
Ragini even tried to speak in Kannada (albeit a bit broken) about her role in Gandedhe.
Expressing joy over getting a chance to act in this big-budget film, Ragini said, “I am playing a bubbly college girl who always quarrels with the hero.” When asked about her attempt to learn Kannada, Ragini said that she was making all efforts to speak Kannada fluently.
Asked whether she was taking the help of a Kannada teacher, she said, “Not at all.
I depend on the unit members who are generously teaching me Kannada. I am confident of learning the language soon.” Ragini’s first film Holi is yet to be released.
Ragini’s Tamil film Ariyan is also ready for release.
Asked whether Chiranjeevi Sarja was able to match her dancing skills, she said “It is too early to talk about that. I think there will no trouble for Chiranjeevi to dance with me.
is a young and energetic hero.” Meanwhile, producer Ramu said that he would not compromise with the quality of the film. “I want to the film to to cater to class well as family audience,” Ramu said.
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