girl kuchipudi exponent vyjayanthi kashi kannada thespian kashi always ripples dance picayune girl n like peck obvious choice life artiste waited art whisper ears decided give dance prateeksha kashi recently kochi performance order excited performed kerala yet think kerala become endorsement home level exaggerating association state grown years started thrissur culture heritage foot kalabharati couple year ago friend actress social dancer paris laxmi husband hosted place vaikkom year came trivandrum least thrice terpsichore kerala become particular prateeksha also first feature sanskrit priyamanasam movie national award best sanskrit movie born wellchosen meet lead role however dance priority though passionate acting wants selective scripts dance given opening identity induce today owe art prateeksha recalls growing surrounded dance growing dancing hobby weekend class profession way life mother took on music recording used talk senior student attend practice sessions neer took dance test iit preparations interestingly dance neer focus life scientific discipline studies questioned determination order connected helps multi task flexible work out couple years went flow handle work dance company quite supportive resigned got point ca n suppose show mother vyjayanti known presentations like jhansi rani devi sita draupadi gandhari name strong character worked theme initially wanted like later asked want thinking concepts one prateeksha oeuvre woman purpose life us different unless see disheartened everyone purpose life bigger picture explains