# Priya Warrier Amrita A.U
It was a time when everywhere I looked there was only a lot of negativity and hate campaign against me. A lot of trolls were negative everywhere you looked. That was the time when I had self-doubt about whether this is the right job for me.
APriya Warrier is a well-known star to Malayalees and movie lovers all over the world with a single film called Dar Love. After the hate campaigns and trolls that followed the film, Priya appeared in other language films but did not do any films in Malayalam. After a long break after Adaar Love, Priya did the film 4 Years. Now the actor is coming again in a Malayalam film. Directed by VK Prakash, the film is live and features Soubin Shahir, Mamta Mohandas, Shine Tom Chacko in lead roles. The actor talks about the details of the film and his film journey.
I knew I would have to perform
As seen in the poster, teaser and song, she has played the role of a poor village girl who only cares about her family and studies. It was an exciting experience. Never done such a role before. She is a girl studying medicine. The story of Live moves through this child and the people around her. VKP sir called me and said that there is such a role and it would be good for me to do it. As soon as I saw his call, I had faith. I had the belief that I would have something to perform. I loved the story as soon as I heard it. This girl is the main character of the film. No screen space, length or full is asked. I knew I would have to perform. It was a character that had space to show my growth and emotions as an actor. After four years, my film Live is releasing in Malayalam. The character is completely different from the first one. She has worked with VKP in the Kannada film Vishnupriya. Working with sir is very comfortable.
I have thought about whether it is the right job for me or whether I should change my mind
After Aadar Love, Vishnu Priya’s next film is with VKP. It was a time when everywhere I looked there was only a lot of negativity and hate campaign against me. A lot of trolls were negative everywhere you looked. That was the time when I had self-doubt about whether this is the right job for me. I wanted to film since my childhood. There was only one wish: cinema. But the thought I got from the response I got after Adar Love was to know if I could do it. At that time, I was thinking about leaving the movie and watching something else. At that time Sir comes with Vishnu Priya. I was totally surprised to see that offer. Because at that time why sir chose me was a question. Sir is an established director. I have not done anything else. But I am going for the shoot with the belief that sir said that we can do it.
The two-three-day workshop is over. Sir also seemed to have a good tension as to whether I could do it till the first day’s shoot. After the shot on the first day, sir came running and told me that I just need to do it like this and it’s cool. Sir’s entry was at the time of self-doubt. It gave me a lot of confidence. Sir’s feedback was huge for me while acting in Vishnupriya. Worked with many other senior actors. Then when we got a positive response about our work, it was all confidence for me. Sir, he changed my self-doubt about whether I can do the film again.
Those who said bad things would say that they were waiting for a good opportunity
The fact is that no attempt has been made to manage the cyber attacks against me. I haven’t actively used it either in the beginning or when it got the hype. I didn’t think about how to use the hype that I got now. I was a person who had nothing to do with the film industry. I have not received any guidance. Everything was new to me. It used to be difficult when there were comments, hate campaigns and trolls against me. I was 18 years old then. I was not old enough then to think that what was happening now was part of the job or that it would pass. But parents and friends have given great support.
My desire was to give only one good performance in a single film. This is something I have been thinking about since four years ago. So those who say bad things today will say good things tomorrow. I was waiting for such an opportunity.
Four years that made me a better person with patience and maturity
Whatever it is, I try to look at it positively. Whether it is anger or sadness, I think how can I turn it into something positive and useful for me. From that day till now, he was fighting for his dream. I was determined not to go back without achieving it. That’s why after four years my film is coming out in Malayalam and I took such a big break for it. I decided that I will only do films if there is a chance for me to perform. I think these four years have made me patient, mature and a better person. And it shows in my art. VKP can understand how the performance graph has changed when performing live from Vishnu Priya.
