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Mumbai, Dec 13 (PTI) Revathy says while she is naturally drawn to stories about women, her work as an actor and a filmmaker always have a common factor: emotions.
In all her feature-length directorial movies such as the 2002 National Award-winning “Mitr” and “Phir Milenge” (2004), she has presented women who realise their strength as they navigate an emotionally rich-narrative.
Her latest release “Salaam Venky” follows a mother, played by Kajol, who fights for her dying son"s (Vishal Jethwa) right to dignity.
"I just connect with women characters and roles because I know I can get their deepest emotions.
It is but natural that I get drawn to such characters.
Human stories, emotions, and relationships interest me.
All my films as a director and an actor have had these.
"Somewhere I felt I have lagged behind in the way films are being made or stories are being told.
But then whatever it is, human emotion is the same no matter how modern we become.
That is my strength," Revathy, who returned to helming a full-fledged Hindi film after an 18-year hiatus, told PTI in an interview here.
Based on the book titled "The Last Hurrah", "Salaam Venky" is inspired by the true story of the young chess player Kolavennu Venkatesh, who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).