Regina Cassandra criticizes 'shabbily written' female roles in mainstream cinema
What's the story
Regina Cassandra, who recently appeared in the Tamil film Vidaamuyarchi opposite Ajith Kumar, has slammed the absence of meaty roles for women in mainstream cinema.
Speaking to Mid-Day, she said she was disappointed with the way female characters are usually poorly written in "massy movies."
Despite this industry norm, she found comfort and inspiration working with Kumar and director Magizh Thirumeni on Vidaamuyarchi.
Role discussion
'No one else could have played the role but...'
On working with Thirumeni, Cassandra said, "I trusted director Magizh Thirumeni to write me a character I could do justice to." She thanked him for believing she could do justice to a complex character.
"Usually, in big-budget superstar films, they don't give you much importance...but my director made me feel that no one else could have played the role but me," she added.
Director's trust
'I feel detached from whatever I signed up for'
Cassandra further stressed the importance of well-written characters.
"Usually in mainstream massy movies they shabbily write female parts. You realize the quality of the writing by seeing how well they write the characters irrespective of the language."
"That's why I trust my directors."
"However, some directors have let me down. Then I feel detached from whatever I signed up for," she confessed.
Upcoming ventures
Cassandra's future projects and presence in Hindi cinema
When asked about her absence from the Hindi cinema, Cassandra said she has three films lined up, two of which are ready to release, and the third one is almost complete.
Next, she will be seen in Jaat, directed by Gopichand Malineni and starring Sunny Deol and Randeep Hooda.
Cassandra is known for projects such as Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga and Rocket Boys.