naganna has taken the shot in and around the central jail and the sequence has seen the participation of hundreds of co-artistes and the fight is directed by pambal ravi. while on their way to a sub-registrar''s office to get married, the couple are confronted by the police which ends in a big fight. the duo land in jail for some reason and a lady inspector helps them escape from the jail. lovers land in jail, escape prema kaidi, directed by naganna, witnessed shooting of a rare scene in central jail last week in which hero vijaya raghavendra and heroine radhika played lovers. it helps me enhance my knowledge of acting and learn a lot in life.'''' when asked about her future plans, she says she has none. ``it helps me widen my knowledge as i meet artistes with different attitudes and aptitudes. they include yashodara, home rule, huthadalli hutha, dasa purandara, aashadabhuthi and maya topi.'''' vidya has a special place for serials.

``i have acted in more than a dozen plays. ``the role should be challenging and should be able to prove my acting ability.'''' what is vidya''s first preference_serials, plays or films? ``of course, plays,'''' says vidya. vidya, who has acted as a good lady and in comedy roles, prefers roles that are not too embarrassing. so far she has acted in sparsha, sarovara, mathadaana, ninagaagi, chandu and dumbee. though she got a lot of offers to act in films, she was very choosy as she gave top priority to her family. till today, i have acted in nearly 35 kannada serials.'''' vidya made her debut in films through urvashi (written by gorur ramaswamy iyengar). after shakthi,offers came one after the other. gradually, my family too realised that acting is not a taboo and i plunged into acting again about six years back.'''' vidya''s popular serials include sanje mallige, aasare, prathibimba, kathegara, antharagange, sthree, manvanthara and dashavathaara.``my first mega serial was shakthi.many directors had seen me acting in plays and offered me roles in their serials. ``in fact, after my marriage in 1978, i had given up acting for nearly 15 years respecting my family sentiments. ``i do not know how i got interested in acting,'''' says vidya, who hails from a traditional family, which considered acting as a taboo. her acting talent blossomed when she stepped into college when she dominated the theatre activities.

an alumnus of nmkrv college, vidya murthy has had keen interest in acting since her school days. that''s vidya murthy, popular tv artiste, for you. she knows dance and has penned a number of poems too. she has over 30 serials and half-a-dozen films to her credit. she donned only male roles in the drama competitions held in her college and won a number of prizes too. Bangalore: she is an actress with a difference.

Vidya murthy kannada serial actress