Malayalam actor Anaswara Rajan , who is currently working on four Telugu films including Chiranjeevi’s Kaaka and Ravi Teja’s Thulabharam, has said the Telugu film industry is “much bigger compared to Malayalam” and that she chose to work across industries because of the scale, technical vibrancy and audience enthusiasm Tollywood offers.

In conversation with SCREEN, Anaswara Rajan said the move to Telugu was driven by a desire to work across industries. “It seemed a bit confusing to remember all the language, culture and everything. However, the Telugu industry is much bigger compared to Malayalam,” she said. “As an actress, I wanted to work across different films and different industries. The love from the Telugu film industry and the audience here gave me more enthusiasm.”

She said she is still learning Telugu but has been struck by the relationship Telugu audiences have with cinema. “Even though I didn’t know the language, I got support from all sides on the set.…