Ritu Varma doesn’t want to rush into marriage

Ritu Varma dons a very traditional look in ‘Varudu Kavalenu’. It’s slightly more conventional than the character that she played in the recent Nani-starrer ‘Tuck Jagadish’. She now plays ‘Bhumi’ in the Naga Shaurya-starrer, who’s more rooted and believes in the philosophy of protecting nature and future sustenance.   “I was bowled over by Bhumi’s character. Lead […]

Ritu Varma dons a very traditional look in ‘Varudu Kavalenu’. It’s slightly more conventional than the character that she played in the recent Nani-starrer ‘Tuck Jagadish’. She now plays ‘Bhumi’ in the Naga Shaurya-starrer, who’s more rooted and believes in the philosophy of protecting nature and future sustenance.  

“I was bowled over by Bhumi’s character. Lead actors rarely get challenging roles. Bhumi is one such role. This role is totally contrast to the roles that I played earlier. Everyone will fall in love with Bhumi’s character after watching the film,” she says. 

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‘Varudu Kavalenu’ features Naga Shaurya and Ritu Varma in the lead roles. Touted to be a love and family entertainer, the film is directed by newcomer Lakshmi Sowjanya and produced by Naga Vamsi Suryadevara is all set to hit the theatres worldwide this Friday. 

The ‘Tuck Jagadish’ actor says the film has beautiful romantic sequences and old school romance shown in a very pleasant manner. “Love stories would appeal to youth and family audiences. Audiences would not find any regular run-of-the-mill scenes or regular boy-meets-girl sequences,” says Ritu denying that ‘it is not an entirely female-centric flick.  

Pure love story 

She says, “After watching the trailer, many started guessing that it is a female-centric film. ‘Varudu Kavalenu’ is not a woman-oriented flick. It is a pure love story with emotions of family sentiment and humour. Songs are beautiful and make us listen to them on repeat mode. Shaurya’s character has a lot of significance in the story. You’ll only notice these after watching the film,” the ‘Pelli Choopulu’ actor adds. 

Ritu Varma says she doesn’t agree that Bhumi’s character was made powerful since director Lakshmi Sowjanya is a woman. “If you see, even my role in ‘Pelli Choopulu’ was strong enough. But, Sowjanya has designed Bhumi’s character based on her point-of-view. Bhumi’s character will remain as one of the best characters,” she adds. 

Chemistry with Shaurya  

The actor says if on-screen chemistry had to work well in a love story, the pair should appeal to viewers. “Only then will it reach out to a larger audience. Naga Shaurya is a dedicated actor. He looks for perfection all the time. It’s very overwhelming to hear good comments from audiences about our on-screen jodi.”   

‘Digu Digu Naga’, the peppy number from the movie, has caught the attention of audiences. It is the first time for Ritu Varma to dance to such mass tunes. “This is the first time I grooved for a mass number. It has come out well. The response has been very good. ‘Kola Kalle ilaa’ is my favourite song on the album. Basically, I love Sid Sriram’s voice. Whatever he sings, I like it. He added life to the ‘Kola Kalle Ilaa’ too. I also like the song ‘Manasulone Nilichipoke’ too.” 

On future 

Ritu doesn’t want to rush into marriage any sooner. “It can wait. There is a lot of time for it. It may take another two to three years. My family has left the decision to me. They won’t trouble me but occasionally try to pull my leg,” she laughs. 

The actor is doing a Telugu-Tamil bilingual film with actor Sharwanand. A movie and a web series in Tamil too. “I haven’t signed any other film in Telugu. After ‘Pelli Choopulu’, I didn’t get such roles. That’s the reason for the gap. Meanwhile, I did some films in Tamil whose release got delayed,” she quips. 

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