Richa Panai to debut in Kannada

Hyderabad: Richa Panai, who had made her T-Town debut with Yamudiki Mogudu as Indraja, is now set to make her debut in the Kannada film industry. “I am playing the lead role opposite Ganesh in a film directed by M.D. Sridhar,” says Richa, adding that the film will be Ganesh’s 25th and will be big. “I am happy that my debut in Kannada is going to be a memorable one,” she says. She is playing a Mangalorian girl in the film and adds that she is happy to be working with director M.D. Sridhar, who had also directed Ganesh’s debut film in Kannada. Richa is also doing a Telugu film, Lavakusa, opposite Varun Sandesh.

“The shooting is going on and I am doing both these films simultaneously. Varun Sandesh is playing a double role in this film,” she says, adding that her debut Hindi film, Traffic, will also release this year, “I always wanted to be busy with my work,” says the actress.