When [director] Cheran sir narrated the story to me, I very badly wanted to do it because the character was so appealing. But I had date problems at the time. I asked him whether he would wait for three months, and he did.

Cheran sir made me dress, walk, and talk like the character he had visualised. I do not know whether I will get such a character again. What I liked about it was that she was confident, friendly, caring and unselfish; every girl would like to be like her. I wish I were like her!

One of the most memorable scenes was the scene where the girl's mother dies. The director told me not to shout 'Amma',