▁aud ition ▁for ▁the ▁leading ▁music ▁channel ▁Southern ▁Sp ice ▁Music , ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁conv ince ▁her ▁father ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁both ▁study ▁and ▁be ▁a ▁V J . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sri ya , ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁V J ▁h unt ▁by ▁SS ▁Music , ▁started ▁hosting ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁Connect ▁and ▁Ph on et astic . ▁However , ▁she ▁c ited ▁that ▁she ▁needed ▁five ▁aud itions ▁before ▁being ▁selected . ▁She ▁became ▁highly ▁popular ▁as ▁' V J ▁Sri ya ' ▁on ▁SS ▁music , ▁becoming ▁familiar ▁among ▁young ▁view ers . ▁She ▁then ▁accepted ▁her ▁first ▁acting ▁assignment ▁for ▁a ▁Tel ug u ▁film , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁her ▁parents ' ▁a version ▁to ▁her ▁acting ▁in ▁films , ▁cit ing ▁that ▁she ▁signed ▁the ▁contract ▁when ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁as leep . ▁Her ▁debut ▁release , ▁however , ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁Bal aj i ▁Sak th ivel ' s ▁director ial ▁debut ▁Sam ur ai , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁played ▁a ▁supporting ▁character ▁alongside ▁Vik ram . ▁Her ▁ma iden ▁Tel ug u ▁release ▁App ud app ud u ▁failed ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office , ▁following ▁which ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁work ▁in ▁films ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁year . ▁Her ▁next ▁release ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁deb uted ▁in ▁Mal ay al am ▁with ▁the ▁M amm oot ty - st arr er ▁Black . ▁She ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁T amil ▁village ▁woman ▁who ▁comes ▁to ▁town ▁in ▁search