She lets out a content laugh when I ask her about being dubbed ‘the Sillu Karupatti girl.’ “Magalir Mattum taught me the basics, and Halitha picked me up from there. We squabbled a lot, but it was because all of us were very involved with the project.” Despite making her debut in Jyothika’s Magalir Mattum, it was Sillu Karupatti that landed Nivedithaa in the spotlight. “Since it is an indie film, we had a small team and all of our inputs were taken. The team rehearsed for ten days before they went to shoot, and Nivedithaa calls the project a ‘collaborative effort’. But SAP has given me the confidence that I can crack auditions too.” My process is different, and I prefer taking time with my character. “Though many have complimented my performances in auditions, I have always felt I could do better. Sethum Aayiram Pon also broke another important barrier for the young actor. I am quite attached to my grandmother so I broke down when I heard the story,” she recalls.
“I grew up with my grandparents, as both my parents were working and were abroad a lot. “By the end of the same day of my audition, I had secured the role!” The team had apparently been on the hunt for quite a while and were waiting to begin shooting. “The offer came to me while I was shooting for Sillu Karupatti,” begins Nivedithaa. It still feels surreal.” In SAP, Nivedithaa plays Meera, a make-up artist who returns to her village to meet her estranged grandmother. I shot for it so long ago that it is yet to sink in.
I have been very ambitious about both Sillu Karupatti and Sethum Aayiram Pon and it feels good to see them come out on Netflix, back to back. “Netflix took Sillu Karupatti to a larger audience, and it got me a lot of love. We were overjoyed to get the confirmation from Netflix a couple of weeks back.” It is a double delight for Nivedithaa personally, as Sillu Karupatti too has found a place on Netflix’s roster.
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