from Chitraloka.com
The shooting of Darshan’s film Porki produced by Dattu and directed by M.D. Sridhar is now going in Bangalore. Bangalore based girl Praneetha has been chosen to play the lead in the film with Darshan who is doing the title role. The film is a remake of Telugu Hit Pokiri directed by Puri Jagannath. For Praneetha who can speak Kannada very fluently this film is the biggest break in her career.
Praneetha is still come to terms with this huge development and has been excited with this prospect which she had never dreamt off.
“Even when the talks were going on, I did not believe that I would be part of this huge film. Porki is not an ordinary Kannada film. It is a remake of the Telugu film industry’s biggest block buster Pokiri which rewrote the history of Box office. I was still in the state of shock even while I wore the make up and faced the camera on day one. I was told by the film’s producer and director not to reveal anything to the media till I was advised to do so. I have been getting many calls from the media, but I have only answered their questions and has not revealed anything on my own’ says Praneetha.
Praneetha should have been introduced much earlier in films by director Indrajith, but the project did not take off. She was to have teamed up with Ganesh. She was zeroed on for the film Bisile to be paired with Diganth, but then suddenly actress Jennifer replaced her. Praneetha had also rejected some offers like Preethi Nee Shashwatha in Kannada and a Telugu film.
“I had decided that if at all I am doing a film, my first entry should be through a Kannada film. And finally after all initial disappoints, Porki came my way. Porki will present me in a grand manner. And when a big actor like Darshan is leading the pack, I could not have asked for a better debut’ says Praneetha.
Talking about her plus points, Praneetha says that she is confident and natural when she faces the camera. “Having worked in some modeling assignments for the Print Ads and Jewellery Ads for T V commercials, I have developed the knack of selecting very good costumes and other paraphernalia for any type of photo shoots’ says Praneetha who was one of choices for Yogaraj Bhat’s aborted film Lagori in which Puneet Raj Kumar should have played the lead.
“I don’t have regrets for the earlier disappoints. Right now, I am enjoying a big party time even as I am preparing for the final schedule of Porki. Two songs of the film will be shot in abroad’ says Praneetha
Source: http://www.chitraloka.com/new/72-2009-encounters/1209-porki-heroine-with-dharshan.html?5835f6087eac4ed250b8054e531d591c=4544c0335f408dd797bda55eb63c0
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