one of the most often quoted line by actors is that language is no barrier for them as far as work is concerned for years movie stars have been dabbling with projects across multiple film industries a trend that is catching on with tv as well over the years many kannada small screen actors have extended their horizons by foraying into gec content in tamil malayalam and telugu which continues till date working in other industries not only gives these actors better roles and remuneration but also the opportunity to experience the work culture there and have a wider fan basewhat makes kannada actors tickranjani raghavan who quit the show putta gowri maduve recently is now the lead in the malayalam serial pournami tinkal while chandan kumar is balancing his kannada show sarvamangala mangalye as well as the telugu series savitrammagaru abbai so what makes kannada actors favourites across borders ranjani says there are multiple factors that work in our favour for starters we are disciplined and turn up on set on time and try and pick up the language quickly tv show makers in other industries have immense respect for actors from kannadachandan adds when i first got the offer to work on a telugu series i was skeptical about how they would treat me but everything is working fine until now as we work with dedication irrespective of languages as they say actors dont have a language barrier i would love to work anywhere where there is a mutual respectfor a majority of actors from bengaluru the advantage is also that they are exposed to all south indian languages as well as hindi which those industries since many of us are well versed in other languages we dont need training before coming on set says ranjanibut in case you dont have a gift for languages that wont be a hindrance says darshak gowda who is on the tamil show kamani even if you dont know the language initially there is no need to panic write down your lines in the language you are comfortable with and wait for the crew to give you cues for your lines all you need to do is make sure that your lip movements look as close to the actual words the dubbing artistes will do the restanusha rai who has worked in tamil and telugu serials believes that it is a winwin for both they get dedicated artistes and we get the chance to work in a technically superior industry she saysbetter remuneration is a perksince the television market in tamil and telugu is bigger when compared to kannada actors take up opportunities in those industries there is no denying the fact that we all work for money once we become popular in other industries you even get offers for commercials which brings in good money says darshak the money apart facilities like accommodation and transportation are also good when you have a longer schedule in those industries says ranjanijuggling work in