Like Bhanumathi, Revathi and Suhasini, another actress plans to move into direction.

Ranjitha made her debut as actress in the 90s. She acted with leading heroes like Karthik, Arjun and Sathyaraj but when offers dwindled, she was reduced to doing mother and sister roles.

Last year, she made the surprise announcement that she plans to become a director and started working towards it. Her first target was Bollywood. She wanted to direct Preity Zinta in a film but her efforts were foiled half way through.

So she is now to assist in directing a Telugu film and spoke about it. "It is 15 years since I entered films and have acted in about 90 south Indian films. But I have always been interested in literature and that prompted me to develop an interest in direction. I worked towards it but I failed because of certain reasons.

Now I have joined as assistant director for a Telugu film to be directed by Puri Jagannath. It features Prabaas and Trisha. After assisting in a few more films, I will branch out as an independent director. To become a director is my ultimate aim."

Our best wishes to Ranjitha!