At a time when most girls of her age would be happy playing, 10-year-old Kavya Priya has already become a small celebrity in her neighbourhood.

Priya recently won the Nandi Award in the Best Child Artiste category at the recently held Nandi Natakotsavams in Tirupati for her role as a son in the social play Brundavanam , penned and directed by Cherukuri Sambasiva Rao.

The play also won two other awards, the second best award in the social play category and the best story award.

Kavya Priya essayed the role of a student of a corporate school as Bujji, who is caught up in a strife in the family. On one hand, her demanding father wants her to study in a corporate school, while a doting mother cares more for her health.

“This is the first experience for my daughter, a student of Sri Satya Sai Vidya Nilayam. But she showed no signs of stage fear or anxiety as she effortlessly portrayed the role of a boy,” said her father R. Suresh Babu who lives at AT Agraharam.

“The play gives a message that families that stay happily even in the midst of turmoil are like heaven on earth,” said director Sambasiva Rao.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Staff Reporter / Guntur – January 31st, 2016