Actor Siddhi Idnani, who is coming back to Tamil cinema after 2023's Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam with the upcoming film Retta Thala, recently talked about how her dimples affect her performances in films. In a recent interview with Rednool, Siddhi was asked about the dimples that appear on her face as she smiles. While the actor's Retta Thala co-star Arun Vijay called it an "attraction," Siddhi said that it makes it challenging for her to cry convincingly onscreen. "People compliment me for the dimples. However, it is also a problem, because when I cry also, the dimples show," Siddhi said. "Many directors do not like that," she added, highlighting how her facial feature makes the act of crying seem like smiling from the outside. The actor said that those directors would tell her not to smile when she cries during her performance and that she has to clarify that she is not doing so. "It is there now. How can I control something that is not there in my hands?" Siddhi Idnani rhetorically said.
Subsequently, Arun asked Siddhi how she manages this aspect of her performance, and the latter said that she would concentrate on emoting just with her eyes, leaving aside the rest of her face. As the actor showed Arun how she does this, it brought big laughs from her co-star.
Directed by Kris Thirukumaran of Maan Karate (2014) and Gethu (2016) fame, Retta Thala is scheduled to hit theatres on Christmas this year.
