Latha Hegde, who made her acting debut with the Telugu film Tuntari, has now wrapped up shooting for her first Kannada film Athiradha.
Talking about her role, she reveals, “I play an NRI who comes back to India and becomes a journalist (TV reporter). The film is based on a real-life incident, which happened in Bengaluru. I am a part of an outfit, which deals with exposing education scandals. I watched videos of a TV reporter’s work to prepare for my part.”
Born in Sirsi, Karantaka and raised in New Zealand, Latha is glad to make a debut in her mother tongue. “I came to India after 15 years, but I am still fluent in Kannada. In fact, mouthing dialogues in Telugu was difficult, but that experience has helped me in getting my lines right for the Kannada debut,” she shares.
Latha is also going to make her Kollywood debut with Oh Andha Naatkal, directed by James Vasanthan. The film also features Raadhika, Kushboo, Suhasini and Urvashi.
