Victoria was born because one woman stood up for justice

Listening to my voice in 7.1 Dolby Atmos felt incredible. That made me wonder how powerful it would be to see my face on the screen. That was the trigger.

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film, watched it together in a theatre. I started auditioning for roles after college. I also worked as an assistant director in the meantime.

You play a beautician from Angamaly in Victoria. How did you prepare — especially the job techniques and dialect part — for the role?

It was an immersive experience. The director, Sivaranjini J, frequented an Angamaly-based beauty parlour, which actually inspired the story. She connected me to that parlour. I became one of the employees — would eat lunch with the staff, help them clean the place after work. There was a staffer named Victoria there, although the fictional character is completely different.

She and another employee, Neetu Shabu, taught me threading, waxing, manicure, pedicure, etc.

I was on the job for two months. It was challenging to grasp the subtleties — like holding the thread between my teeth or moving my fingers in a particular way. I carried a thread with me everywhere to practise the hand movements.