Made me brave: Tamannaah

Tamannaah Bhatia says being a part of epic two-part drama Baahubali not just made her adventurous physically, but also brave in terms of decision making in life.

All of 29, the actress has been a part of showbiz since her early teens. A majority of her films have been in Tamil and Telugu, but she has done a fair share of Hindi and Kannada films too.

She credits S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali, in which she played the fiesty warrior Avanthika, for being life-changing for her as an artiste and as a person.

“I was someone who was very scared of heights. I was not someone who was very adventurous. Because I had to do a lot of stunts, and the physicality of the character was very essential in Baahubali, my orientation helped me in my personal life. I became a lot more adventurous and brave not just in terms of what I do physically but also in terms of my decision making.

“People started looking me not just as a commercial heroine, but also an actor, which is essentially what I came here to do. That was what excited me about having a film career, that I could play different people and characters.

“I consciously now choose to do movies which have something interesting for me to do,” Tamannaah said, asserting how she is on a path of being conscious and cautious about choosing projects.

“As an actor, one has to take that plunge... Some of it works, some of it doesn’t. But keep going at it. I think Baahubali gave me an attitude to be able to take risks.”