Nivetha Pethuraj is best known for her performances in Tamil and Telugu films like Oru Naal Koothu (2016), Tik Tik Tik (2018), Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020), and Pon Manickavel (2021).
Kaala happened exactly when I started praying to Kala Bhairavar. He appeared in my visions after which I started visiting temples.” Nivetha Pethuraj told South First.
Interestingly, though Bejoy Nambiar approached Nivetha Pethuraj for two of his earlier projects — Solo (2017) and Taish (2020), she chose to make her debut with Kaala.
She added, “Bejoy observes a lot. He knows your strength more than you know it. I haven’t worked with the top heroes yet, but he has been following my work from my first film.”
Nivetha Pethuraj plays the female lead, Sitara, opposite Avinash Tiwary in Kaala. she did not have any problem reproducing the body language, but the action sequences were tough.
“Avinash, had to punch me in one scene. He punched me for real in the face. I had a narrow escape as the doctor said a little more force could have resulted in my nose getting broken.”