Published 16:04 IST, May 26th 2020

Aishwarya Rajesh talks about personal grief and journey to stardom in speech

Aishwarya Rajesh, in her recent speech, at a college in Trichy, talked about her journey to stardom. She also shared painful instances from her past. Read on.

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Aishwarya Rajesh during her speech at a college event in Trichy, Tamil Nadu talked about her journey to stardom and also shared stories of personal grief and struggles. Aishwarya Rajesh, who lives with her mor and elder bror in Chennai, revealed that she lost her far when she was 8 years old. Soon after her far's death, her eldest bror committed suicide, and a few years later her or bror passed away in a road accident. 

She continued that her mor was shattered after demise of her husband and two kids but did t lose faith. She took all responsibilities of household on her shoulders. She (mor) used to sell sarees door-to-door to make ends meet, shared Aishwarya. Besides running business, Aishwarya Rajesh's mor also used to be a part-time insurance nt. Aishwarya Rajesh revealed that she completed her graduation from Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai. 

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A turning point in Aishwarya Rajesh's career 

Throwing light on her life before movies, Aishwarya Rajesh revealed that she used to do petty jobs during her college days to support her family. Though Aishwarya Rajesh struggled during initial years of her career because of her skin colour, however, things changed after M. Manikandan's Kaakkaai Muttai released. movie had Aishwarya Rajesh playing role of a mor, which also got Aishwarya her first State Award. Following success of Kaakkaai Muttai, Aishwarya Rajesh got many film offers, revealed actor. 

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In a short-acting career, Aishwarya Rajesh has worked with directors like Mani Ratnam, Sathyan Anthikad, Vetrimaaran, among ors. Recently, Aishwarya Rajesh made her Tollywood debut with Kranthi Madhav's World Famous Lover. movie, starring Vijay Deverakonda, Aishwarya Rajesh, and Raashi Khanna in lead, narrates tale of a writer who tries to overcome his failed relationship. film released early this year could t stand-up to expectations of audiences. 

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Meanwhile, on work front, Aishwarya Rajesh has a slew of movies in her kitty. She has films such as Ka Pae Ranasingam, Bhoomika, Tuck Jagadish at different sts of productions. All of abovementioned movies will hit marquee in year ahead. 

16:04 IST, May 26th 2020