The Mumbai-born Hansika, who is super busy in K'town, is getting a sound grasp of Tamil. This was apparent when she spoke in Tamil at the audio launch of Settai. "I have been learning Tamil for quite some time now," she says.

Doing her 'homework' a day prior to the shoot was a well advised thing to do because she was able to pull off her scenes in one take when shooting in Hyderabad. There was a long, emotional scene with hundreds of junior artistes present, she recalls, and a few lengthy dialogues, which went off smoothly and won her the director's appreciation. And Hari, as is well known, is not easy to please. A tough taskmaster, with a super-quick style as a director, he appreciated her in Singham 2 as well. Hansika who played a schoolgirl in that film got all her shots right in a single take and the director complimented her warmly.

What was it like working with Suriya, and she giggles. "He is a very down-to-earth and supportive co-star. If he is around he makes sure that everyone brings out their best."