Fortunate to be launched by V.V Vinayak: Sayyeshaa

Chennai, July 22: Debutante Sayyeshaa, grandniece of veteran Bollywood actress Saira Banu, says she considers herself extremely lucky to be launched in Telugu filmdom by filmmaker V.V. Vinayak in an upcoming yet-untitled project, co-starring actor Akkineni Nagarjuna's second son Akhil. Even before she was signed for the Telugu project, Sayyeshaa bagged Ajay Devgn's highly anticipated directorial "Shivaay", which is yet to go on floors. "I'm extremely fortunate that I've bagged these two big projects so early on in my career. I couldn't have asked for a better launchpad," Sayyeshaa told IANS. "The fact that Ajay chose me in his dream project means a lot to me. I'm equally excited about my Telugu debut. I'm aware of the blockbusters Vinayak sir has given to the industry, so it's truly an honour to be launched by him," she said. The young actress is gung-ho about the project and considers the opportunity her big ticket to southern cinema. "Vinayak sir and people from the production house Shresht Movies came and met me in Mumbai. They liked my pictures and within the next four days, I was flown down to Hyderabad for the film's launch. I want to use this opportunity to venture into other southern languages as well," Sayyeshaa said, and added that she's a big fan of Mani Ratnam and his films. "It is my dream to work with him. I don't want to restrict myself to one industry as I feel there's much to learn and so many talented directors to work with across industries."