Multilingual Vimala Raman pins hopes on Apthararakshaka

Vimala Raman, born and brought up in Australia, came to South India just three years ago, but today she speaks all four South Indian languages with finesse! “I have a knack for languages. I have learnt all the South Indian languages in a short span,” she beams.

Though she debuted in cinema with a Tamil movie, it’s in Mollywood that she carved a niche for herself. “I haven’t got a big hit in Kollywood so far. So I am waiting for that big break to happen,” she says. But she has a lot of hope in her upcoming Kannada release, Apthararakshaka, a sequel to Apthamitra [Chandramukhi in Tamil] a period film that gives her a platform to display her classical dance skills. “My classical training definitely came in handy. Playing Nagavalli, a courtesan dancer, is quite challenging. And I had loads of fun playing the part,” she says.