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Karthika Nair, daughter of Radha makes decisions regarding her career in a very unconventional way.

The demure darling who made her cinematic debut in Telegu with 'Josh' triumphed after a hiatus with the Tamil hit 'Ko' that also performed well as 'Rangam' at the Telugu Box office. In a surprising move, Karthika however chose not to capitalize on her successes and has signed very few films.

The young actor's film with Jr NTR and Trisha, Dammu has taken a good opening and Karthika's winning streak continues.

About her bizarre career moves, Karthika said that she won't sign films just for the sake of it and wants to be associated only with quality films. Besides she is working on a Business degree from a Mumbai based college that is affiliated to the London School of Economics.

Karthika will next be seen opposite Vishal for Sundar C's Madha Gadha Raja.

Mani Ratnam's next film has been entitled Kadal and will feature, Karthik's son Gautham and Radha's younger daughter, Thulasi. It will be remembered by Tamil cinema fans that Karthik and Radha made their debut with Bharathiraja's beloved film, Alaigal Oyvadillai and now their children will be making their entry into films together.

Mani also considered Akshara Haasan and R. Parthiepan's daughter, Keerthana who worked with Mani in Kannathil Muthamital. But finally it has been confirmed that Thulasi will be Mani's heroine. Arjun has also been roped in for this film.

Karthika, the Ko girl, who is currently shooting in Hyderabad with Junior NTR and Trisha for 'Dhammu' sure knows how to choose her films.

Karthika is pursuing her Bachelors degree in Business from the London School of Economics.

The star kid is actually interested in the hotel business. She says, “I have not had much exposure to films as I was growing up in Mumbai.

My dad runs his hotel business. I wanted to study hotel management and join my dad’s business. Working in the hotel industry is still a dream of mine. I will work hard to make it big in the hotel industry as well.”

Karthika says that she has no intentions to get into films. Explainng how films just kind of happened to her she says, “Getting into films was never my ambition in life even though my mum is a renowned actress.

I studied Bharatnatyam for 10 years of my own interest. Films just came by. So far as films are concerned I don’t know much about acting.

My mother advised me not to study acting and to leave acting up to the directors, they would mould me. If I had studied acting it would have been tough for the directors to sculpt me into their characters.

I have worked with wonderful directors like K.V. Anand and Lenin. I am just a raw clay. They draw great work out of me.”

Karthika’s mother, veteran actress Radha, assists her with all her shoots. She is her mentor. Speaking about her rapport with her mom, she says, “Mum assists me in all my shoots but she never interferes with anything on the sets. She always wanted me to be a director’s artiste. She guides me and she is everything to me so far as films are concerned.”

Karthika shares her screen space with Trisha. Talking about working with her she says, “I adore Trisha. She is very cute, friendly and down to earth. We shot for a few days and it was lovely working with her,” and added "I'm excited about being paired with Junior NTR. He is such a talented star and has great regard for my mother. I have some good times on the sets.”

Karthika’s fans are eagerly awaiting her next Tamil film especially after the mega hit Ko. Talking about her Tamil films, she says,”After Ko I would have done a dozen films in Tamil as offers poured in. I am actually waiting for a great script like Ko. I will be working with Bharathiraja sir and the next film will be announced soon."

Asked if Mani Ratnam has approached her for his next flick, she says, “My sister has been approached for it as the script demanded a little girl for the role.”

Karthika was supposed to have acted in Ko with Simbu before Jiiva committed to the project. Trashing reports that she has been approached to work with Simbu for Vetrimaran’s project, She says, “I may work with Simbu in the future, but I have not been approached for Vetrimaran’s flick.”

Karthika, the young girl from Mumbai, is working hard to live up to her mum’s expectations. She says, “I will make my mark in films and live up to my mom’s reputation.”

It is a well know fact that STR was approached for Ko before Jiiva and the actor was even ready to start shooting for Ko being impressed with K.V. Anand's script, but yet STR chose Vaanam over Ko at the last moment despite everything.

Post the success of Ko, STR had stated that he did not regret his choice, even as Karthika and himself were expected to be the pair for the blockbuster hit. But the recent reports say that STR and Karthika have been approached to play the lead roles in Vetrimaran’s next film that is yet to be titled. Once more there are lots of expectations from this lead pair.

However, inside sources say that nothing about Vetrimaran’s film is confirmed yet. Infact, STR is believed to be waiting for Vetri’s confirmation regarding the project.

When we contacted yesteryear actress Radha, Karthika’s mother about the possible pairing, she confirmed, “Karthika will pair up with STR soon. She is currently shooting for 'Dhammu' with Junior NTR," adding that she was visibly excited for Karthika who is acting with the most inspirational heroes.

Karthika and Trisha are believed to be currently shooting for the film 'Dhammu' with Junior NTR.

Will Karthika's combination with STR work this time? Lets wait and watch.

Radha is apparently the brains behind daughter Karthika's smart career moves.

All thanks to Karthika's mother actress Radha that the daughter had dream launches both in Telugu and Tamil with super hits, Josh and Ko respectively.

The latest buzz was that Radha wanted to launch her second daughter Thulasi as well.

It was reported that Thulasi would be making her debut with Karthik's son, Gautam in a Mani Rathnam film.

It will be remembered that Radha herself made her debut with Karthik in Bharathiraja's famous film, Alaigal Oyvathilai. However, Radha has said that the reports were false and that her second daughter is too young to enter films. So for now she will focus on Karthika's career in addition to her hotel business.

Mani Rathnam meanwhile is still searching for a suitable heroine for Gautam.

Karthika Nair, daughter of yester year glam diva Radha is all set to storm Kollywood.

The Mumbai based Karthika is debuting in Tamil with KV Anand's Ko, which releases this Friday.

The buzz around Karthika is getting bigger. She has back to back releases with Ko on April 22 and Malayalam Makara Manju on April 29, where famous cinematographer Santosh Sivan is debuting as hero.

The icy cool Karthika said,"I'm waiting with fingers crossed as Renuka the investigative journalist of Ko is one of the best roles that I could get so far. KV Anand sir has not only given me a meaty role but has also packaged the film as a breezy entertainer. The music of Harris sir is topping the charts and I enjoyed doing the film."

She says her hero Jiiva was a great support for her during the making of the film. Says Karthika: "We had a blast doing Ko, which I'm sure has potential to be a big hit."