Keerthy Suresh praises Nayanthara for her choices of Female-Driven films

One of the most loved Tollywood actor Keerthy Suresh is currently looking forward to the release of her much anticipated film Dasara, which is led by Nani. Directed by Odella Srikant, Keerthy plays a character called Vennela. In a promotional interview, Keerthy opened on the rise of strong female-centric films and credited lady superstar Nayanthara for starting the trend.

In an interview with Gulte, Keerthy was asked about her take on the shift in the importance of female characters in Indian cinema. “I think we have to a give it to Nayanthara maam because she was the one who started that (shift). If I’m not wrong with a film called Maya, and then eventually it started changing. She did that and other people (females) have gotten the opportunity to do such films. It’s because of her a lot of women thought they could pull off something by themselves which is great,” she said.

Ahead of Dasara’s release, Keerthy gifted 130 gold coins to the crew of Dasara on the last day of the shoot. The gold coins were reportedly worth ₹70 lakh. The film’s publicist confirmed to HT by saying “Yes, it is true that Keerthy ma’am gifted gold coins to every crew member of Dasara. This includes drivers and lights boys as well. However, I’m not sure about the worth of the gold coins and if they amount to ₹70 lakh,” he said.

Speaking at the teaser launch, Nani said, “Last year, RRR came from Telugu cinema. KGF and Kantara came from Kannada cinema. I can confidently and with a lot of pride say that Dasara will come from Telugu cinema in 2023.”