A biography for Padmapriya Janakiramanhasn’t been written yet.
“I believe the #Metoo movement is here to stay.”
“The only philosophy that I'm not confused about in life is love.”
“Some years you have more work and some years less. That does not bother me. What matters is the end product.”
“As an actress I am totally open to offers as an individual and want to treat every opportunity with same spirit.”
“It's a misconception that an intelligent person can't act and I want people to discard such notions.”
“I am not against the idea of looking sexy. But I don't like women being looked at as mere objects of sex.”
“Cinema is a male-dominated bastion and one has to be patient.”
“If I am offered a character that demands me to go bald, I would definitely give it a thought. I love my hair, but if the script is that brilliant I would take up such roles.”
“However vain our entire political class or organizations are, in the name of cynicism we cannot bend towards authoritarian populism.”
“Three months after reaching the U.S., hurricane Sandy struck, and I had to spend four days in the university shelter. Though I have worked for projects on environment displacement in the past, it was the first time that I actually experienced one and understood how attached one can be to your regular shelter.”
“No one can insist me to wear skimpy costumes and to act in steamy scenes just for the sake of pulling more audience to cinema halls.”
“I was part of the Bollywood film 'Strikers,' which I would call a niche film.”
“All my directors have tried to draw the best out of me at that point of time.”
“I don't believe in cutting down or increasing the number of films I do.”
“I'm an army kid with floating feet.”
“I felt I should get back to stage performances because I really enjoy them.”
“I am not a person who wants to be in the limelight all the time.”
“I was supposed to do Beautiful,' and when I watched the movie, I knew that I had missed out on a great opportunity.”
“All I want is to be a part of good projects and be remembered for that.”
“I am not a good actor. There is much more to do and learn.”