Soon that dream turned to reality and one film followed the next till Ramante Edanthottam became the game changer. Like a large majority of the population, I only nursed a dream to act in one good film though it was never a driving goal. Sharing work space with each of these actors has shaped my outlook to acting and cinema and given me a lot of experiences. From there I am 18 films old now and have shared the screen with most of the A listers of tinsel town like Mammootty, Dileep, Jayasurya, Kunchacko Boban etc. Though I had a small role, I could deliver a good performance thanks to the encouragement and support I received. He along with my other co –actors were very supportive. I remember being tensed during my first take for the film and recall asking my co-actor Vishnu Unnikrishnan for advice. I entered the industry through the film Pottas Bomb, after my interview for a dance performance was noticed. The ravishing Anu opens up about her life, dance and aspirations to Priya S. It needs to be highlighted that Anu achieved all this with a ‘married woman’ tag when marriage is projected to spell doom for a female actor’s career. She did not disappoint and very soon grew to be a name to reckon with, clinching some coveted awards for her performance in her breakthrough film Ramante Edanthottam, directed by Ranjith Shankar. In fact it was one of her stage performances that paved the way for her entry into Mollywood. She is a talented, trained classical dancer. If you manage to look past her stunning beauty, one can see several layers emerging. Anu Sithara epitomises the quintessential Malayali woman who most men want to bring home as a bride. My husband Vishnu Prasad is so supportive of me and helps me in choosing roles,” she signs off.Her face can launch a thousand ships and her very eloquent eyes speak a thousand stories. “The school is now managed by my mom, aunt and sister. The busyness has made Anu a once-in-a-while visitor to her dance school in her hometown Wayanad.
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Above all, I always dreamt of acting in a movie by Siddique sir movie and this is a dream come true,” smiles Anu. “The schedule of Fukri and the Telugu movie were coinciding, so I dropped one. Bombarded with back-to-back projects, the busy bee had to turn down a mammoth offer in Telugu.
In addition to Nawal Enna Jewel and Fukri, two more films are getting ready for release - Campus Diary and Marupadi. Her hands full, Anu is currently on the sets of Jayasurya-starrer Fukri, which will see her and Prayaga Martin as female leads. I have a comfort zone in selecting the costumes,” she reasons. In Tamil, most offers demand you to play modern girl roles. “I was waiting for a role to suit my taste.
Anu is also back in K’town as leading lady for Pothu Nalan Karuthi by director Zion, her second Tamil outing after the 2015 flick Veri. A story developing in Iran, Nawal Enna Jewel will have a multi-lingual release. Asma, a victim of Arabi Kalyanam (a kind of child marriage), is portrayed by Anu and Shwetha Menon. Spot dubbing was a thing I had to be extra cautious with as recording was done with a boom on the location,” Anu recalls the days. It was such a fascinating and challenging experience. “Other than applying some kohl under my eyes, there was no make-up. Anu, an actor who has graduated into heroine roles in tinselville, got the opportunity to be dressed up as a ninth grader in the film Nawal Enna Jewel. It’s not too long ago that the young actor had bid goodbye to her schooldays, yet she was eloquent on being able to have a memorable return that many could only long for. Carrying a backpack on her shoulder, in a school uniform and a headcovering, Anu Sithara became for a second time in her life, a student of class IX - as Asma this time.