I have nothing but profound admiration for Rashmika’s work in ‘Pushpa’: Aishwarya Rajesh

Profound admiration for Rashmika’s work in ‘Pushpa’: Aishwarya Rajesh

Entertainment By Manigandan KR 17/05/2023 Read the article

Actress Aishwarya Rajesh, who has clearly created a space for herself in the South Indian film industry, is in the mood to dispel some misconceptions.

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The actress has clarified that she has nothing but profound admiration for actress Rashmika Mandanna’s work in the pan-Indian blockbuster film, Pushpa (2021).

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She said, “I was asked in a recent interview about the roles I want to do in Telugu cinema.”

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“To cite an example, I said I liked the character of Srivalli in Pushpa a lot”, as the actress felt such characters would suit her, she added.

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“However, the reporting on this give an impression that I was disparaging the fantastic work of actress Rashmika Mandanna” she added.

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The actress also requested those peddling the rumours to stop speculating, the actress urged people not to attribute malicious motives to a simple statement.

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The actress, has had a series of releases in Tamil, beginning with Run Baby Run (2023), Driver Jamuna (2022 and Farhana (2023), in the last five months.

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She essayed the role of a housewife in The Great Indian Kitchen. In her latest release Farhana, she plays a working Muslim woman with three children.

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However, director Nelson Venkatesan’s Farhana, which released last week, is mired in controversy, with some Muslim organisations taking exception to the film and calling it “anti-Islamic”.

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