Sobhita Dhulipala: Vettuvam gave me the role I was hungry for
Sobhita Dhulipala says Pa. Ranjith's Vettuvam let her break away from the contained characters she often plays, pointing to Made in Heaven's Tara.
Sobhita Dhulipala’s best-known characters have often had to keep their anger under control. Her new role in Pa. Ranjith’s upcoming Tamil film Vettuvam asks for the opposite, and she says it came at exactly the right time.
At a recent event, Sobhita reflected on the pattern she noticed in her own filmography. She used Made in Heaven‘s Tara as the clearest example: a woman who may be furious in a scene but cannot afford to lash out. “She has to hold it in. That is the reality of her circumstances,” Sobhita said.
A role with fewer filters
The actor said that even when her characters were different from one another, many of them were shaped by social pressure to stay contained. Vettuvam offered a break from that.
Radhi, her character in the film, is the kind of part she had been looking for. “I was really, really hungry to play a part that was instinctive, alive, and very, very expressive, and provocative,” Sobhita said.
The world of Vettuvam
The film’s texture also stands out to her. Sobhita described Vettuvam as apocalyptic and clannish, with martial arts and “a lot of very unexpected worlds coming together.” She added that its visual language feels unlike anything she has seen in Indian cinema.
- Character: Radhi
- Director: Pa. Ranjith
- Shift: from emotionally restrained women to a more instinctive role
- Elements: apocalyptic setting, clan dynamics and martial arts
Why the shift matters
Playing a character who must suppress strong feelings is a particular kind of actorly challenge. It rewards subtlety, but it can also become a cage. Sobhita’s comments suggest she wanted to trade that control for a character who acts first and rationalises later. A film with martial arts and an apocalyptic world naturally supports that.
For fans who have watched Sobhita play poised, guarded women, Vettuvam is a chance to see her loosen up. The role of Radhi seems designed to show a more physical, reactive side of her range, while the film’s genre mix gives that performance an unusual stage.
Source: bollywoodHungama.com
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