Apart from her debut Preethi Geethi Ithyadi opposite Pavan Wadeyar, Sangeetha Bhat has also worked on a few commercials and a couple of TV serials like Bhagavantharu and Chandra Chakori. But it was Life Super Guru that got her the next film in Kannada.
The model-turned-actress recently took part in a photoshoot with Dhananjay for Eradane Sala... !-the first love, directed by Guruprasad. “I am yet to go through the script. But the fact that I will be working with Guruprasad is exciting in itself. I deserve a big break in Kannada and this is a chance for me to get noticed,” she says.
“I am not the kind of actress who would be content being a glam doll. Even though I come from a modelling background, I’ve learnt a lot from the serials that I’ve worked in. I am here to be an actor. And I am glad Guruprasad thought of me for this film,” Sangeetha says.
The actress feels Life Super Guru paved the way for her to meet the director. “We were not allowed to speak to the anchors or the judges during the show. But later, he visited me at the hospital when I was sick and asked me to come to him if I ever wanted to act in a movie. After three to four months, we got in touch again and things started falling in place,” she recalls.
The photoshoot was rather interesting, Sangeetha says. “It had romance and pathos. The director wants me to look natural, so I will not be dressed in rich costumes.”
Sangeetha entered the film industry with the Tamil flick Doo, directed by Shivaram. She then worked on three films in Kannada - Mammu Tea Angadi, Kismat (helmed by Vijay Raghavendra) and Preethi Geethi Ithyadi, of which only one has been released. “Though the story of Preethi Geethi Ithiyadi was good, the film did not give me much exposure. I am now waiting for Kismat, which I hear is ready for release,” she says.
Says she, “After an year on the small screen, I realised that if I wanted to get creative, I had to move on to the silver screen.”
Sangeetha is also working on Bubble Gum, a woman-centric Tamil film, directed by Rangaraj.