Chaitra Chandranath had always wanted to get into the film industry since her childhood. Thanks to her constant efforts, she has been able to fulfill her dreams at such a young age.

The 19-year-old lass has already completed a Sri Lankan film and is currently shooting for the Kannada film, Viraat, opposite Darshan. Chaitra, who has done her schooling and college in Bangalore, was into modeling before she was selected for the Lankan film, Kalpanthayaka Sihinaya.

“Working for Kalpanthayaka Sihinaya was fun. I never felt like?I?was working in a foreign country and felt completely at home. The unit members took great care of me. They would give me the script a day earlier so that I got enough time to work on my pronunciation and dialogue delivery. The director would sit with me till I became confident enough about my dialogues,” Chaitra recalls.

She has completed the first schedule of shooting for Viraat and is now focussing on her fitness regime. “We started shooting for Viraat on the Varamahalakshmi festival. We have shot in the regions of Sakleshpur and old Mysore. I play the role of a village girl in the first half. The character, later, gets a modern look as she shifts to a city. I am very excited about my role. I am so happy that in my first film itself, I got a chance to work with Darshan, one of the leading stars of Sandalwood,” says Chaitra.

The film has two more actresses in the lead but Chaitra doesn’t seem bothered about that. “My role has got equal prominence and the character is there from the start to the end,” she reasons.

Born and brought up in Bangalore, Chaitra has a lot of friends in the City with whom she spends her free time. And she never compromises on her fitness regime. “I regularly go to the gym and dance class. I had also taken classes to hone my acting skills,”?she says.

“This year, I was fortunate?enough to enter the film industry with big projects. By the end of 2012, I should be recognised as an actress with substance. And I am very much committed to make that happen,” Chaitra adds confidently.

“As this is the festive season, I am not going to miss the fun side of it. My younger sister and I will wear langa-dhavni, a traditional attire worn by the girls of our community and celebrate all the festive occasions with grandeur.?This helps us feel revitalised and take up new challenges.”