From 'Ashwathy' to 'Harshita'

Producer P V Gangadharan recently in a function requested Ms Samyuktha Varma to remain single for another three years so that the Malayalam film scene will not lose a talented artist.

Biju Menon who we all know as the person Samyuktha is in love with, was sitting next to her while the producer made this comment. We have felt a vacuum when Manju Warrier retired suddenly after her marriage with Dileep. Manju Warrier was so natural and talented that one writer in his book has written that 'Manju came to films all of a sudden like a girl who walked into her house in the evening from school.' We all missed her when she stopped acting. Her entry was so natural. Would it be the same with Samyuktha? We are not sure but she appears to be a numero uno artist now.

There is hardly anybody who makes her presence felt in Kerala. Malayalam film scene is witnessing a rush of new faces of late. Usually the trend is that somebody finds a new talent and others make a beeline for the artist once he or she becomes instrumental in making the film success in box office. No director is bold enough to cast a new face except Lohita das. But the trend is changing. Now more and more directors are going for new artists.

Aswathy is new artist who deserves mention in this context. Senior artist Suhasini brought in Aswathy to Malayalam film scene. When director Kannan was in search of a girl to portray the young Suhasini in MT Vasudevan Nair's Theertadanam it was suhasini who suggested Aswathy. Suhasini said Aswathy has a strong resemblance of herself.

Her real name is Monisha. Monisha acted in a Tamil film Indira. Every body liked Aswathy instantly when she came to the sets. She presented a brief character in Theerthadanam with ease and grace. Actor Jayaram and the producer renamed Monisha as Aswathy.

Aswathy has become popular in Malayalam film field as a fine young actress. She also has the lead role in Phantom Paily by Biju Varkey in which Mammootty is the main actor. She had to change her name to Harshita in Phantom Paily because another Aswathi entered in Savitriyude aranjanam. A plus one student in Chennai she is walking up the way confidently in Malayalam and Tamil film scene.

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