Hindi movies are happening but want to take my time: Priyamani

Barring a cameo in Mani Ratnam's "Raavan" and a dance number in Shah Rukh Khan's "Chennai Express", Priyamani has not been seen in Hindi language projects but that is set to change with the Amazon Prime Video series "The Family Man".

The actor says it is not that she does not want be a part of Hindi movies and shows but the offers have not been interesting enough.

"I have not done a full-fledged Hindi project but I want to. I have been getting some offers of films. But more than films, I have been getting offers for serials which I have obviously declined. I'm not ready to transform into a serial artiste yet. Movies are happening but I want to take my time," she told PTI in an interview.

In "The Family Man, Priyamani appears as Suchitra, the wife of actor Manoj Bajpayee's character Srikant.

The show, directed by filmmaker duo Raj and DK, follows a middle-class man (Bajpayee) who works for a special cell of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).

While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low paying job.

Priyamani says she accepted the show as she found something substantial to the part of Suchitra.

"She is not your typical, nagging wife. She is not that. I'm very fortunate that I've never played a role like this before in my career. I have played a wife but this character, Suchitra, was a different role altogether because she is a Tamilian like me so I could relate to her.

"Suchi is the one who runs the house when Shrikant is not there. Basically she is a multi-tasker as all women are today. She is very bold as she is not scared to stand up to Shrikant and question his participation."
"I took inspiration from my own life in terms of how women would react when they are not being given as much importance as they are supposed to have from their husbands."