Trained in Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam, US-born engineer Satvika Veeravalli left her corporate career after two years to pursue acting. Armed with a master’s degree, she initially missed out on a role in Kaantha, but a subsequent audition opened the door to her big break. Even before the theatrical release of her debut film, she has already signed projects in both Telugu and Tamil.
The newcomer is set to make her debut as the female lead opposite Dulquer Salmaan in Pavan Sadineni’s upcoming Telugu film, Aakasamlo Oka Taara, which is scheduled to release in theatres on November 20. In AOT, she plays a curious young woman from a village background. “I love my character, though she is very different from me. While I am outspoken, she is calm, innocent and gentle, traits I tapped into by drawing on my own childhood. Despite discouragement, she is fiercely focused on her dream of travelling to space,” Satvika says.
‘Dulquer was extremely supportive’
Satvika is grateful to Dulquer, her “extremely supportive” co-star. Describing the Mollywood superstar as a wonderful person, she recalls being nervous on her first day of shooting. “There is a festival sequence in the film where I had to perform amidst a large crowd. I was quite scared initially, but I will never forget the support Dulquer extended to me during that time,” the debutante reveals.
“While it’s often said that a woman stands behind every successful man, this film flips the narrative by showing a kind-hearted man championing a young woman’s dreams,” Satvika says, suggesting that both dynamics are equally important to her.
Embracing the magic of cinema
Having grown up in the US, Satvika found playing a village girl quite different from her own experiences. Asked about the transformation, she says, “The transformation was quite challenging. When I looked at myself in the mirror wearing a school uniform, I was genuinely surprised. Experiencing a character that I had never encountered in my real life was a completely new experience for me. There is a certain magic to this role.”
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