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Revathi Pillai says she wants to break the student typecast: 'I’d like to play a psycho killer...'

Revathi Pillai of Kota Factory fame talks about her new short film Capital A small a and talks about breaking the mould of playing a student so often.

Published on: Nov 20, 2022, 08:29:41 IST
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Revathi Pillai has already had a strong filmography even though she is barely 20. The actor has worked in shows like Yeh Meri Family, Special Ops 1.5 and Kota Factory, which was her breakthrough role. The one common theme is that more often than not, being a student has defined her role. The actor talks to Hindustan Times about being typecast and her new short film Capital A, small a, which premiered recently on Amazon Mini TV. (Also Read | Darsheel Safary says he was bullied for his teeth as a kid)

Revathi Pillai is known for appearances in shows like Kota Factory, Special Ops.
Revathi Pillai is known for appearances in shows like Kota Factory, Special Ops.

Capital A, small a stars Revathi opposite Darsheel Safary. The two play a couple ridiculed for their height difference and how they overcome it. “It was the script. I heard it and fell in love right at that moment because of its innocence, sweetness. It's a really pure, childhood school romance that every person has experienced,” she says about the film.

In the film, her character is shown to be substantially taller than Darsheel, which isn’t the case in real life. Talking about how they achieved the effect on camera, Revathi says, “Darsheel is shorter than me but we did a lot of mehnat. They put four inch soles in my shoes. We had a whole path made of bricks for me to walk on so that the height difference is not very unnatural on screen.”

 
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Abhimanyu Mathur

Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.

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