No matter how big or new they are, I always look for the intention of the filmmaker first. Their intention has to be in the right place.
— Parvathy
I have committed myself to giving quality work.
Cinema is very important to me. I derive a lot of strength from this art form, and I believe that it is very impactful socio-politically.
From my personal experience, I've put on and lost weight according to each character's requirement, which has taken a toll on my health.
I would want the audience to simply see the character I portray in each movie in its true essence because I feel acting is all about truthfully portraying the character.
I don't know what I want, but I do know that I don't want the usual stuff, the cliched stuff is just too mind-numbing. They sell, I know, but it makes me sad to know that.
The commercial success that came with Anjali Menon's 'Bangalore Days' helped me in getting my work noticed.
Yes, I am happy that my work is recognised, and it is wonderful to be acknowledged.
Women need to tell their stories from their experiences, and that may not mean that it would be all stories with women as protagonists.
I discovered that there was no difference between playing a real-life character and a fictional one.
How sad is that life when a man thinks that his manliness comes with asking sexual favours from a woman. That's the saddest way of being a man.
Until 'Bangalore Days' happened, a huge commercial success had not happened to me.
Sameera, my character in 'Take Off,' was extremely intense.
Everybody has a priority. Mine is simple and clean acting, and my work, irrespective of the industry I am in, will not cater to anything else.
Even with me, there are so many things I have bottled up.
I did one print ad and thoroughly disliked the experience.
If I don't get work, I'll create it.
I'm not a big fan of just cultivating an image.
There is absolutely no wrong way to find love.
Yes, I started out as an anchor on television, but that was just 'me being me,' trying to make some pocket money.
I want to do only those films which come from a real place.
One must keep challenging oneself to do well in any profession.
I play Sophie in 'Koode': a very strong and soft woman who has been through many atrocities yet holds herself together through conviction in herself.
Diversity is strength. Our cinema and our art forms need to diversify so that it tells all stories, all perspectives.
I don't believe in looking like a mannequin. I like my bulges and love handles, but fitness is important for me.
Some of our life experience makes us weary of love and make it difficult to forgive others.
Reviews are extremely subjective, but I have respect for them.
There is casting couch in the Malayalam industry.
Bollywood marketing is larger-than-life. Honestly, it amuses me.
My career strategy has never been the most important thing; my conscience is.
My mother learnt Mohiniyattam as a child, and my father loved singing.
I reserve the right to be a participating citizen and artist.
If I have to change for a character, I need really logical reasons to look a certain way. Otherwise, I have finally cracked the code in being comfortable in my own skin regardless of what's fed to you of how you must look.
The day the audience feel they are watching Parvathy instead of the character, that would be me failing as an actor.
I remember I was in my ninth grade, and I was smitten by Sushmita Sen, the way she carried herself, her interviews, and, of course, her movies.
To be honest, I am not really excited by most of the offers I get.
Awards are like a pat of appreciation from the jury and viewers. It is almost like them saying, 'So, you have done well; we expect you to carry on doing good work.'
We need storytelling from all angles. We need men, women, and trans people participating in all aspects of filmmaking; this is the only way we can depolarise the age-old standard of singular perspective.
I know how difficult it is to learn languages, since I am working in three regional industries in South India, and unless the director wants my voice to be dubbed, I do my own dubbing.
As an actor, my body is my tool to flesh out the roles I play.
I have been shocked at some senior actors who made lewd comments on my body. They think it is normal, and in fact, I thought it was normal. But, much later, I failed to see how that is a normal thing.
As an artist, my only relationship to my audience is through my work. That relationship is sacred to me.
I have been in the industry for 11 years but still feel excited about my work. That is what keeps any actor going.
I am not the kind of person who shouts out.
If I am going to be phased out by whatever powers, then I want people to know that it is not because I am bad at my work.
