Sudharani settles in Bangalore
Actress Sudharani, who bid good-bye to films halfheartedly after her marriage to a US citizen, has finally come back to Bangalore. The love and affection of the homeland is not available anywhere in the world, Sudha disclosed on the muhurat day of Chandanada Chiguru.

This is not the first come back film for her after returning from the US. On a vacation last time, she had acted in the Kannada film Naanenu Madlilla. "I am bored with the materialistic life in America. My husband is also planning to settle down in Bangalore. I have not seen anything extra ordinary in the US. In my five year stay there, I observed that we Indians are not using our opportunities fully," said Sudha.

"Basically,’ she continued, "I like to live with a lot of people around. My house in Malleswaram, Bangalore was everything for me. After marriage, I went with my husband who is an anaesthetist in a famous hospital in the USA. There I got bored. During these five-years, I used to visit India twice a year and enjoy the lost happiness. Now I am tired and thus decided to return. I was living in Arizona and I noticed that the people of the US are so concerned about their individuality. There is more detachment than attachment. It is a mechanical life.

Whereas in my home in Malleswaram, even for a simple function there used to be at least 20 people around and I have grown up that way. Now that I am back in Bangalore I am happy. I am looking for meaningful roles also," says Sudharani. "Of course, I am in no hurry. My role in the children’s film Chandanada Chiguru is like my real life. A sheer coincidence, though. I had heard the story from director Abdul Rehman Pasha some time back. In the film, I am of the opinion that there is no place like India. Hero Kumar Govind is opposed to my ideology as he wants to make money and is interested in reaping the benefits of outside countries."

Sudharani’s latest film Sparsha is directed by Sunilkumar Desai. She also has two more offers; one opposite Devraj, while the hero for the other film is not yet finalised. Sudharani is not interested in having a parallel career on the small screen as she believes that the big screen has not lost its magic yet.
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