Filmmaker Priyadarshan's daughter Kalyani, who recently won the Best Female Debut (south) Filmfare for her role in Telugu film Hello, says her father was "relieved" to see that she could pull off the role, reports news agency PTI. "My family did not believe I could act when I started off. Since I come from a family with a film background, (I also thought) I will be criticised for what my parents have built and what I have done. My father was relieved when I pulled it off. I'm a person who takes criticism personally and that had put doubts in my mind about doing a film. I tried to overcome it and give acting a shot," she said.
Before getting In front of the camera, Kalyani Priyadarshan learned about filmmaking off camera. Kalyani told PTI that she interned with National Award-winning production designer Sabu Cyril (Enthiran, Om Shanti Om and Kaalapani). Kalyani also worked as a technician in Hrithik Roshan's Krrish 3 and Vikram's Iru Mugan.