Though she made her debut in 2015 in Tamil cinema, the Telugu audience will be watching the dubbed version of her latest film tomorrow. She plays a strong, self-made woman in Aakasam Nee Haddura (Soorarai Pottru in Tamil) which premieres on Amazon Prime Video on November 12. She will not be playing the typical, hero’s arm candy and her director Sudha Kongara suggested she watch movies like Mann Vasanai and Paruthiveeran. “Bombi is someone who is totally different from who I am.
She is a village girl from Madurai. But, whatever she does, she is very futuristic. And it is very different from other characters I have played so far,” she noted. She went to Madurai a few days before the shoot started and she spent some time there without any pressure. The city has beautiful markets and landscapes, which can also be seen in the songs, so she had a chance there to mingle with the people of the city. Aparna was assigned a teacher to help her acclimatize with Madurai culture and way of living. “We met someone very similar to my character in Madurai. And she was there with me throughout the shooting and dubbing also. Her name is Sathya,” the actor revealed. Bombi does not play down her strengths and show submissiveness so that she doesn’t threaten or hurt the man she is in a relationship with.
She exhibits her strong will and physical strength without any reservations and the urge to cater to the conventional idea of a woman. “Sudha ma’am was very particular about not showing me as a shy person. She wiped out typical, girly romantic stuff completely. Even in songs. Both Kaattu Payale and Veyyon Silli were shot very differently. Veyyon Silli was very difficult for me. I haven’t shot a song like that in my entire career. To show so much power and equally dance with Suriya sir to showcase strength was very challenging for me,” she added.
