Nithia Menin recently won National Award for best actress Praise for her performance in Thiruchitrambalan Danush. While the actress was delighted, many were also surprised because it was such a light-hearted film and role. But for Nithya, that’s what makes this award so special. Because it breaks a lot of stereotypes. The actress opened up about the incident in an interview with ETimes.
She said: “When I won the award, I happened to meet some of the members of the jury, who were from all over the country. I felt like I was winning for everything I had done so far, not just for one film.” It was given The artist in me.
Talking about her seemingly effortless role, Nithya added, “I remember Dhanush telling me this, he said, ‘It’s not easy. Just because you make it look easy, doesn’t Means it’s easy. He said, let’s see if anyone else can play this role as well as you can, unlike Shobhana, to translate exactly what the writer, the director put on paper, that’s the performance.
So, the actress is happy to break stereotypes. “Even with oscar awardyou don’t always have to do this’The Revenant‘But ‘what’?Little Miss Sunshine‘. It won an Oscar, but similar films should be recognized as well. A friend of mine recently told me why art can’t be happy. I’m glad I broke that stereotype,” she said.
There’s also an argument to be made that these types of awards are given to truly wonderful performances and films. However, she sees it differently. “Vulgar emotions are easy to depict – screaming, shouting, crying, I can do it all. But I find more beauty in subtle and subtle emotions. But without moving my face, if I can convey to you three different things, then this to me is a great show, it’s not a big costume drama with great production values or huge sets, but it’s just for show.
Nithya admits that she has always walked a difficult path, so receiving an award like this feels like a validation. “When I get it, I feel like I always take a very different route to achieve a goal. I take a harder route than others. Even though I can’t be number one, I choose to do something Movies. Every movie like that, they happen to be different movies, art movies, commercial movies, but that’s a journey that not everyone can say is recognized.
