Recently,
Andrea Jeremiah
was invited as a chief guest to a popular college on women’s day. The actress addressed the gathering in the topics male-dominated society and double standard. During her speech, she said that “Nayantara” is a superstar now and to get this place, she had to play in commercial films with “
Rajinikanth
,”
Ajith Kumar
, “
Vijay
,”
Suriya Sivakumar
and other heroes for years. Similarly,
Deepika Padukone
has to play with
Shah Rukh Khan
and
Ranbir Kapoor
, before making a solo heroine film. Andrea said that after she played in “
Taramani
” directed by Ram Subramaniam, she received appreciation for her performances but hadn’t yet signed a movie, as she is not called for. If a heroine acts with Vijay and that film make a hit, she will be booked in series of films, even she hadn’t played well in the film, says Andrea. Although some supported her for her bold speech, many said that “
Sridevi
,”
Vidya Balan
,
Madhuri Dixit
,
Anushka Shetty
,
Anushka Sharma
and some other talented heroines are still respected and they are given performance-oriented roles.