Aishwarya Lekshmi quits social media to prioritise her acting career: It has taken away every original thought from me...

Aishwarya Lekshmi quits social media

Aishwarya Lekshmi has made the decision to step away from the hustle of the internet after years of establishing a significant presence in South Indian cinema.

The actor took to her Instagram and said that she is leaving social media, not on a whim but rather it is a deliberate decision to preserve her uniqueness and concentrate on her work.

Aishwarya said that she felt pressured for years to maintain her social media presence because she thought it was crucial to her career. “For the longest time, I subscribed to the idea that social media is much needed to keep me in the game. I thought it necessary to move with the times, especially considering the nature of the industry we are in,” she admitted.

But over time, she noticed the toll it was taking. “Somehow, something that was told would cater to us have reverse-UNO-ed and made me cater to it. It has successfully distracted me from what my work and research should be. It has taken away every original thought from me, affected my vocabulary and language, and made every other simpler pleasure joyless.”

Her decision to step away, she explained, is the first truly independent thought she has had in a long time. “I refuse to be one that’s made from a generic mould and cater to the whims and fancies of a supernet. As a woman, I have had to train myself a lot to even be aware of grooming and control, and trained even harder to resist it. This is the first original thought that I have had in a while.”

While she acknowledges the risks of being forgotten in an industry that thrives on visibility, Aishwarya is ready to take that chance. “I’m taking the risk here to be forgotten, and in today’s times, out of the ‘gram is out of the mind. So here is me doing the right thing for the artist and the lil girl in me – Keeping her an original and choosing absolute internet obsoleteness. Here’s hoping I create more meaningful connections and Cinema in life.” She ended her note with a gentle request: “And if I do end up making meaningful cinema, give me love – Old Style :) Yours Happily, Aishwarya Lekshmi.”

Known for her roles in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films, Aishwarya was last seen in Maaman with Soori and Thug Life alongside Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan TR. Her upcoming projects include Gatta Kusthi 2, the Malayalam drama Aasha, and the Telugu film SYG.