ACTRESS CATHERINE TRESA INTERVIEW

Kathakali was shot way after I started shooting for Kanithan. I picked up Kanithan after 10 days of shoot for Madras. I was doing two different roles with contrasting looks and it was quite interesting.  I had to simultaneously shoot for both these totally dissimilar films. At the end of the day, I just hope that the film receives good response considering the kind of effort that goes into the making of it. With a lot of sincerity and too much money involved, nobody would want their project to fail. It is just my wish that, how they related to Madras and Kathakali, the same should prevail for Kanithan also. And, if you are talking about the business part of a film, I’m not very informed about it. I cannot even comment on it but I do know that numbers matter a lot and I want my every film to be a hit. By the time my film releases, I’ll be onto the other and lot of my thoughts would revolve around the current project. I need to accept and absorb them all, as it is.
 

You have to basically like what you do, at least for me. I am absolutely in love with what I’m doing. My policy is, if you do something, do it fair and square. Not waste time on things you are half-minded about.  I love cinema and language is just a way of communicating to people. Thankfully, I have an excellent memory and I can pick up lines in a wink. Till date, I haven’t gone beyond two takes.  

 I think it depends on the intention. Ranjith and I were working hand in hand for what you saw as an output in Madras. We had to discuss a lot and then stage a scene. We did have hurdles while communicating, but when the director is sure of what he wants, he will somehow get it. When there is a will, there is a way. When there are basic grammatical errors while communicating, it’s just trivial; they are like background noise. Director’s exact want of an emotion is clear, language cannot be a problem. Ranjith would clearly explain to me in English and I got it. And when he preferred Tamil to bring out the actual essence, I still got it.   

I like well designed clothes. I’m a lover of apparels basically.  In fact, I’m a hoarder of clothes. Can be a Salwar Kameez, but it has to be made well. I’m not talking about the gaudy embroideries or costly material.  When you are on a 70 mm screen, the audience would like to see the colourful you for the kind of money they are paying. It could be a pair of earrings or the other accessories or even a shoelace, you need to wear the best. These little things mean a lot. I’m not saying you need to look rich all the time but the place, time and nature matters a lot. My wardrobe has a mix of all with clothes that show the real me and also ones that make me comfortable.  Thanks to my stylist for that.

I still haven’t thought of things that far. I don’t believe in planning. I never had the idea of becoming an actress. I actually wanted to do a PhD in Biotechnology. As of now, I’m not a big fan of marriage. I have an open mind, but things might change. I right now love to be single. So if marriage comes in and I’m still going to be happy acting in films, I don’t see anything stopping me.

I welcome them, tend to sound friendly and I’m never rude to anybody. There have been a lot of guys who had the courage to come and propose but my reply has always been just thank you. There had been times when I liked them back, but that can’t be a relationship, that’s just a crush or puppy love.