vasundhara das and mamta mohandass have company another southern hottie manjari fadnis unveils her singing talent in the tamil film muthurai actually i was one of the finalists in a top music reality show she says manjaris musical sojourn started young and she learnt classical music for two years and won many awards in school competitions she points out while manjari did make her debut as an actress in 2004 shes not given up on her childhood passion singing is my first love i kept practicing everyday she elaborates her perseverance paid off as shes crooned her maiden film number in just a few takes luckily everything fell in place for me she quips talking about her other obsession acting she clarifies that her opting for subapradam is not an attempt to revamp her image the role has substance and working with legendary filmmaker k viswanath was a memorable experience i have played the usual glam girl roles in siddhu from srikakulam and inkosari but in my new film the audience will see a new me she reveals its a soft romantic film celebrating family bonding she points out manjari believes that her next btown release zokkomon will give new impetus to her shaky btown career which failed to take off post jaane tu jaane naa things werent really working for me but zokkomon has enough potential she says however manjari prefers working in the southern film industries because of the professional way the industries function and she feels the starttofinish working style is just right for every actor bollywood films take two years to complete whereas down south i finished four films in the same period having said that id like to strike a balance between the two industries she says manjari confesses that she is not averse to doing the usual glam roles in ttown looking glam is important for all actors i am open to aesthetically shot glam roles she adds even her endorsements display her passion for variety i am only interested in endorsing big brands and i promote products that jell with my personality she says besides acting and music the 25old has a bunch of hobbies that she pursues passionately i love cooking reading watching movies and listening to music she says signing off