Andrea Jeremiah

It is male-chauvinistic industry, and there's still a long way to go for the female-centric genre to come to the fore.

People still make all sorts of assumptions about me. I've just gone past the point of caring.

I was almost on the verge of studying medicine. But then, I realised I would have to give up singing. That is when it dawned on me that I could have a career in music.

I personally think the male and female roles have changed dramatically in the past few decades. Men are no longer the breadwinners. Financial independence for a woman is a huge thing.

Should I be offered the right kind of script, I will be doing a straight Telugu film.

When I was a youngster, I and people like us, who are educated and progressive-minded, did not take interest in politics. But then I realised that half of the parliament is being run by politicians with criminal records.

Actresses are defined more by the roles they say 'no' to it than the roles they say 'yes' to it.

Why does the worth of an actress have to be determined by her co-stars?

I'm happy to be getting accolades for my role in 'Endrendrum Punnagai;' I'm getting powerful roles and would star glamourously if the script demanded so.

When I am talking about politics, it is not about reading a book, theories on policies, but awareness on what is our right as a citizen of a democratic country.

Performing was always my thing, so when I act with another co-actor, perhaps that is why I never feel intimidated.

I do not feel intimidated by actors or stars because I was never exposed to films widely.