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Reeshma Nanaiah is clear about one thing: She does not want to be boxed in. Launched by director Prem in One Love Yathe young actor says stepping into KD: The Devil felt like a turning point. Paired opposite Dhruva Sarja for the first time, she sees the film as a big step forward. “It was a double whammy for me,” she says. “To be offered a character like Macchu Lakshmi in KD so early in my career, and a role with such weight, is not something I take lightly.”

Macchu Lakshmi, she adds, is not a subdued presence. The character is loud, expressive and unmissable on screen, a sharp shift from the softer parts she has done so far. “I don’t like to fall into the same loop of love stories. I stayed patient. I waited for something with range, something that would push me. I knew what I had done in KD.”