In an exclusive conversation with Pinkvilla, Priyamani spoke to us about the overwhelming response received for Article 370, its success and the challenges faced as an actor. She also talks about her upcoming release Maidaan, working with Ajay Devgn and being directed by Amit Sharma who she calls a perfectionist. Priyamani talks about the distinct roles that she gets to play and also talks about how self critical she gets at times. Priyamani opens up about being stereotyped as a South actor, evolution of the portrayal of women in Indian cinema and the impact of a good script vs box office numbers. Gearing up for her upcoming release, she talks about the character arc of Saira in the movie Maidaan. She also speaks about her upcoming projects in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu industry. She also reveals the best part about working with Ajay Devgn and also tells us about 2 actors that she has worked with who emote through their eyes. Watch till the end.

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Timestamps -
0:00 - What to expect?
1:18 - Introduction
1:50 - What attracts you to a script?
2:12 - Prep for portraying Saira in Maidaan
4:05 - Conflict with character portrayal
8:01 - Article 370, Maidaan & the challenges
8:52 - Change in approach for fiction vs real life characters
11:04 - Working with Ajay Devgn
11:52 - Similarities between SRK & Ajay Devgn
12:03 - Does Priyamani get self critical?
13:08 - Importance of commercial success
13:45 - Future projects
14:16 - Evolution of portrayal of women in Indian cinema
15:03 - Most difficult emotion to portray
17:58 - Getting stereotyped as a South actor
19:50 - Why you should watch Maidaan in theatres?
20:48 - Describe your co-stars
22:38 - Outro

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