“Many are comparing it with Daya (1998), but it is a fantasy story adapted by MT Vasudevan Nair. On the other hand, Ayisha is a very realistic film inspired by a real-life story,” says the actress. So, is it a biopic? No. Although the actress lets us know that it is a cinematic version of a particular episode in a person’s life, she doesn’t spill the beans about the real-life character on whom the film is based. It is for you to watch the first show and understand, quips Warrier.
Before Thunivu, Warrier had acted in only one Tamil film. She played the role of Pachaiyammal in Dhanush’s Asuran (2019). The actress says that she was initially a bit worried about her character in Thunivu but both her characters in Tamil cinema have been accepted by the audience. “Action is not something I am familiar with, I don’t even know how to hold a gun. So what the character does in the film is something I have never done before. But the audience loved it more than what I could imagine and that makes me happy,” says the actress.