it was the day of thiruvonam last year and madonna was unwell she was planning to just relax after having sadya however contrary to her plans she got a call from director alphonse putharen asking her to meet him at fort kochi upon meeting him he asked whether i can play selins character in premam and without thinking much i said yes that night we started shooting recollects madonnathe upcoming singeractress who played one of the heroines in the movie says she hardly got time to think and panic i guess that helped says the pretty girl laughing the girl who hails from kolencherry says music has been her passion for long and is trained in carnatic and western music after my b com in bengaluru i was back in kerala wanting to pursue singing having sung track for many composers like deepak dev and gopi sunder i was already part of the industry and used to get acting offers too however i was unsure whether i can act and hardly took it seriously its the amazing camp of premam that urged me to try it out says madonna madonna says alphonse puthren or his friends might have spotted her hosting tv shows post which she got introduced to him i have never asked him how he found me but i guess its after watching a show i hosted on surya tv that he picked me interestingly she was offered the role of mary which was donned by anupama parameshwaran in the film initially however told alphonse that i relate more with selins part and i guess he too felt i am fit to be her more than mary her intro scene was madonnas first shot in the movie and the actress has fond memories of shooting her debut movie alphonse would explain a scene to me and ask what i would have done if i was her he listens and incorporates your ideas as well into a scene in fact we had do multiple retakes as the fun on the set and jokes would crack us up while doing scenes meanwhile madonna has bagged her second project a vijay sethupathistarrer tamil movie directed by nalan kumaraswamy nalan was on the lookout for a heroine for his movie tentatively titled eskimo kadhal for a long time i guess someone from premam camp mentioned my name to him i have been shooting for the movie since april and is almost done with it says madonna now that she has forayed both into singing and acting what would she prioritize music is my passion but premam has instilled the love for acting in me im a reserved person but while acting i let myself go i would love to excel in both she says