Telugu film industry is devoid of Telugu beauties to act as heroines. Producer and directors are depending on glamour quotient by importing girls from Kerala or North to serve the thirst of our audience. In contrast, there are some Telugu girls who left the State to prove their talent in neighboring Tamil and Malayalam industries. Best examples are Anjali, Sri Divya and Colors Swathi.
When Swathi is questioned on this, ‘Telugu girls are looked down in Telugu films. There is lot of scope for performance in Tamil and Malayalam films relative to Telugu. There will be a balance between glamour and performance in those films. I know, Telugu people do not like Telugu girls. This is also a reason why I shifted more towards Tamil and Malayalam,’ she answered. Swathi's new movie 'Karthikeya' released yesterday is doing good business.