Malayalam actress Nikhila Vimal, who was appreciated for her performance in Vetrivel and Kidaari, is excited that her debut film Panjumittai with Ma Pa Ka Anand, which was lying in the cans for long, is finally getting released.
Speaking about the film, the actress says, initially, she was clueless about the Tamil film industry and could not speak the language. “When I came for the audition, my director, SP Mohan said he is looking for an actress who could dub for herself. He wanted me to learn the language. Today, everyone says I speak good Tamil. All thanks to Mohan sir!” Nikhila says with a smile.
What was amusing to her was the fact that she was calling her on-screen pair Ma Pa Ka Anand as Anna (brother) during the shoot. “I never knew that you should not call your hero as anna. I was calling every male in the unit as anna. My crew later told me to call Anand as ‘sir’ or by his name,” she quips.
However, Anand was very cooperative, she says. “Being a newcomer, I would make mistakes and there would be retakes. Anand would patiently teach me and was very supportive.” Nikhila is currently busy with the film Onbadhu Kuzhi Sampath.
